Sweden
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Scots Swethin, Swadne (also Swaden), from Middle Dutch Sweden, dative of Swede. Originally used to refer to the people before the late 1600s, later displaced native Old English Swēoland (literally “Swede land”), Swēoþēod (literally “Swede nation”), and Swēorīċe (literally “Swede kingdom”) to refer to the country.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈswiː.dən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈswi.dən/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːdən
Proper noun edit
Sweden
- A country in Scandinavia in Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Translations edit
Scandinavian country
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See also edit
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- Suecophile
References edit
- ^ “Sweden, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2020.; “Sweden, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Sweden”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈswɛdɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsweːdɛn/, /ˈswɛdɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɛdɛn
Proper noun edit
Sweden f (not mutable)
Coordinate terms edit
- (countries of Europe) gwledydd Ewrop; Albania, yr Almaen, Andorra, Armenia, Awstria, Aserbaijan, Belarws, Bosnia a Hertsegofina, Bwlgaria, Casachstan, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmarc, y Deyrnas Unedig, Dinas y Fatican, Estonia, y Ffindir, Ffrainc, yr Eidal, Georgia, Gogledd Macedonia, Gwlad Belg, Gwlad Groeg, Gwlad Pwyl, Gwlad yr Iâ, Hwngari, yr Iseldiroedd, Iwerddon, Latfia, Liechtenstein, Lithwania, Lwcsembwrg, Malta, Moldofa, Monaco, Montenegro, Norwy, Portiwgal, Rwmania, Rwsia, San Marino, Sbaen, Serbia, Slofacia, Slofenia, Sweden, y Swistir, Tsiecia (Y Weriniaeth Tsiec), Twrci, Wcráin (Category: cy:Countries in Europe)
Derived terms edit
- Teyrnas Sweden (“Kingdom of Sweden”)
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