hovetstat

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From hôvet (“head”) +‎ stat (“place, town”).

Noun

hôvetstat f

  1. the most prominent town or city in a region

Inflection

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Alternative forms

  • hôoftstat
  • hôoftstēde
  • hôvetstēde

Descendants

  • Dutch: hoofdstad
  • Limburgish: houfstad, höjdjstad

Further reading

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