Copenhagen

English

/ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/, /ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (capital city in Denmark).
  • One of the former counties of Denmark.
  • (community in Louisiana).
  • A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Kopenhagen derived from Danish København (Copenhagen) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
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