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linguoboy wrote:Just yesterday, I found another great German word to add to my collection of amusing "untranslatables": Morgenmuffel "person who is grumpy in the mornings".

I like that word.

I don't know if it exists, but I'm looking for a one-word synonym for "inhabitant of a capital" as in Spanish "capitalino" or Dutch "hoofdstedeling" and I can't seem to find any.

Good luck, 'cos I don't think such a word exists in English.

The concept sure does tho. A lot of the time I see demonyms of the particular capital city used (along with Washington Insider of course).

But not as a single word, which is what Sacemd wants.

KathAveara wrote:But not as a single word, which is what Sacemd wants.

I fail to see why that was necessary to point out...

Sacemd wrote:I don't know if it exists, but I'm looking for a one-word synonym for "inhabitant of a capital" as in Spanish "capitalino" or Dutch "hoofdstedeling" and I can't seem to find any.

Because it's pointless pointing out something that's not being sought.

KathAveara wrote:

Sacemd wrote:I don't know if it exists, but I'm looking for a one-word synonym for "inhabitant of a capital" as in Spanish "capitalino" or Dutch "hoofdstedeling" and I can't seem to find any.

Because it's pointless pointing out something that's not being sought.

Oh, good to know I was in violation of the Must Stay Perfectly On Topic edict, my bad.
Oh, wait...

Drydic Guy wrote:

KathAveara wrote:But not as a single word, which is what Sacemd wants.

I fail to see why that was necessary to point out...

Excessive ethanol in KathAveara's blood.

I only had one glass of wine with lunch! And no other alcohol all day.