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Øresund
Øresund
English
Proper noun
Øresund
- Alternative form of Oresund.
Derived terms
Translations
strait — see Oresund
Danish
Etymology
From the Old Norse ura suti (“in the ear-sound”), akin to the Norwegian Bokmål Øresund, the Norwegian Nynorsk Øresund, the Swedish Öresund and the Icelandic Eyrarsund.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈøːɐsɔnˀ]
Proper noun
Øresund
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Øresund