Øresund

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, see there.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Øresund

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

1. Øresund (a strait between Denmark and Sweden)
2. Øresund

Derived terms

• Øresundbrua