Öresundsbron
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editÖresund (“Öresund”) + -s- (“interfix”) + bro (“bridge”) + -n (“definite singular suffix”), akin to the Danish Øresundsbroen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editÖresundsbron c (genitive Öresundsbrons)
Usage notes
edit- 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.
Descendants
edit- English: Öresund Bridge
- German: Öresundbrücke
- Icelandic: Eyrarsundsbrúin
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Øresundsbroen
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Øresundbrua