Öresundsbron

Swedish

Öresundsbron

Alternative forms

Øresundsbron (rare)

Etymology

Öresund (“Öresund”) +‎ -s- (“interfix”) +‎ bro (“bridge”) +‎ -n (“definite singular suffix”), akin to the Danish Øresundsbroen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [œːrɛ²sɵnːdsˌbruːn]

Proper noun

Öresundsbron c (genitive Öresundsbrons)

Öresund Bridge

Usage notes

Öresundsbron is the standard Swedish name of the bridge; the standard Danish name is Øresundsbroen. The third name, Øresundsbron (a Danish-Swedish hybrid name), is used practically only by the company itself.

Descendants

English: Öresund Bridge
German: Öresundbrücke
Icelandic: Eyrarsundsbrúin
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Øresundsbroen
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Øresundbrua

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