Örebro

English

Etymology

From Swedish Örebro, from öre + bro.

Proper noun

Örebro

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

Translations

Translations

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)
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