Øresund

Øresund

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, from the Old Norse ura suti (“in the ear-sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːsʊnd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɜ˞sʊnd/

Proper noun

Øresund

1. Alternative form of Oresund.

Derived terms

• Øresund Bridge

Translations

strait — see Oresund

Anagrams

• Durens, Dusner, drusen, nursed, sunder

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Danish

Etymology

From the Old Norse ura suti (“in the ear-sound”), akin to the Norwegian Bokmål Øresund, the Norwegian Nynorsk Øresund, the Swedish Öresund and the Icelandic Eyrarsund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈøːɐsɔnˀ]

Proper noun

Øresund

1. Øresund

Derived terms

• Øresundsbroen

Descendants

• English: Øresund

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the Old Norse ura suti (“in the ear-sound”), akin to the Danish Øresund, the Norwegian Nynorsk Øresund, the Swedish Öresund and the Icelandic Eyrarsund.

Proper noun

Øresund

1. Øresund

Derived terms

• Øresundsbroen

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the Old Norse ura suti (“in the ear-sound”), akin to the Danish Øresund, the Norwegian Bokmål Øresund, the Swedish Öresund and the Icelandic Eyrarsund.

Proper noun

Øresund

1. Øresund

Derived terms

• Øresundbrua