Stockholm

English

Etymology

From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) +‎ holme (“islet”), due to the logs which were put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading.

Stockholm

Proper noun

Stockholm

  1. The capital and largest city of Sweden.

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Stockholm

  1. Stockholm

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔkˌɦɔlm/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Stockholm n

  1. Stockholm

Estonian

Proper noun

Stockholm

  1. Stockholm

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɔ.kɔlm/

Proper noun

Stockholm

  1. Stockholm

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Stockholm n

  1. Stockholm

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Stockholm

  1. Stockholm (capital of Sweden)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Stockholm

  1. Stockholm (capital of Sweden)

Swedish

Etymology

stock (“log”) +‎ holme (“islet”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɔkˈhɔlm/
  • audio(file)

Proper noun

Stockholm n (genitive Stockholms)

  1. Stockholm

Synonyms

  • Tokholm (derogatory)
  • Tjockhult (derogatory)
  • Fjollträsk (derogatory)

Derived terms

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