Øresundsbroen

Danish

Øresundsbroen

Alternative forms

Etymology

Øresund (Øresund) + -s- (interfix) + bro (bridge) + -en (definite singular suffix), akin to the Swedish Öresundsbron.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈøɐsɔnsˌb̥ʁoˀːn̩]

Proper noun

Øresundsbroen

  1. Øresund Bridge

Descendants

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.

Proper noun

Øresundsbroen m or f

  1. Øresund Bridge
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