Örebro

English

Etymology

Swedish Örebro, from öre + bro.

Proper noun

Örebro

1. A city in Örebro County, Sweden.
2. A county in Sweden.

Translations

Translations

• Kyrgyz: Өребру (Örebru)
• Russian: Эребру (ru) (Erebru)
• Swedish: Örebro (sv) n
• Ukrainian: Еребру (Erebru)

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, ör +‎ bro. First part cognate with either Icelandic eyrr or aurr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œrɛˈbruː/

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Proper noun

Örebro n (genitive Örebros)

1. A town, county, and municipality of Sweden, a city in south-central Sweden, located in the province of Närke. The sixth-largest city in Sweden.

Further reading

• Örebro in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)