Øresund

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, see there.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːsʊnd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝsʊnd/

Proper noun

Øresund

Alternative form of Oresund, a strait between Denmark and Sweden.

Derived terms

Øresund Bridge

Translations

strait — see Oresund

Anagrams

Durens, Dusner, drusen, nursed, sunder

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Eyrarsund.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈøːɐsɔnˀ]

Proper noun

Øresund

Øresund (a strait between Denmark and Sweden)

Derived terms

Øresundsbroen

Descendants

English: Øresund

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish Øresund, from Old Norse ᚢᚱᛅ ᛋᚢᛏᛁ (ura suti). Cognate with Faroese Oyrarsund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.

Proper noun

Øresund

Øresund (a strait between Denmark and Sweden)

Derived terms

Øresundsbroen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Øyresund, Øyrasund

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Øresund and Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse ᚢᚱᛅ ᛋᚢᛏᛁ (ura suti). Cognate with Faroese Oyrarsund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.

Proper noun

Øresund n

Øresund (a strait between Denmark and Sweden)
Øresund

Derived terms

Øresundbrua

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