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oresund

/ˈɝsʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
ore-sund
IPA
/ˈɝsʊnd/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɝsʊnd/
  • British English: /ˈɜːsʊnd/

Inflected Forms

Öresund (alternative) Øresund (alternative)

Phrases

Oresund Bridge

Questions

How do you pronounce oresund?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɝsʊnd/.
What does oresund mean?
A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.
Where does oresund come from?
It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce oresund

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