Øresund
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Øresund, see there.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜːsʊnd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝsʊnd/
Proper noun
Øresund
Derived terms
Translations
strait — see Oresund
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Øresund
Derived terms
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
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
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