Öresundsbron
Swedish
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Alternative forms
- (rare) Øresundsbron
Etymology
Öresund (“Öresund”) + -s- (“interfix”) + bro (“bridge”) + -n (“definite singular suffix”), akin to the Danish Øresundsbroen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Öresundsbron c (genitive Öresundsbrons)
Descendants
- English: Öresund Bridge
- German: Öresundbrücke
- Icelandic: Eyrarsundsbrúin
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Øresundsbroen
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Øresundbrua
Usage notes
- Öresundsbron is the standard Swedish name of the bridge; the standard Danish name is Øresundsbroen. The third name, Øresundsbron (a Danish-Swedish hybrid name), is used practically only by the company itself.