Øresundsbroen
Danish
Alternative forms
- Øresundsbron (rare)
Etymology
Øresund (“Øresund”) + -s- (“interfix”) + bro (“bridge”) + -en (“definite singular suffix”), akin to the Swedish Öresundsbron.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈøɐsɔnsˌb̥ʁoˀːn̩]
Descendants
- English: Øresund Bridge
- German: Öresundbrücke
- Icelandic: Eyrarsundsbrúin
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Øresundsbroen
- Nynorsk: Øresundbrua
Usage notes
- Øresundsbroen is the standard Danish name of the bridge; the standard Swedish name is Öresundsbron. The third name, Øresundsbron (a Danish-Swedish hybrid name), is used practically only by the company itself.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Øresund (“Øresund”) + -s- (“interfix”) + bro (“bridge”) + -en (“definite singular suffix”), a calque of the Danish Øresundsbroen and the Swedish Öresundsbron, akin to the Norwegian Nynorsk Øresundbrua.
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