Malmø

See also: Malmo, Malmö, and Malmoe

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Danish Malmoghe or Malmhauge (literally “Ore Hill”), a compound equivalent to present-day malm (“ore”) +‎ høj (“hill”); both elements are of Old Norse, earlier Proto-Germanic, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmalmøː/, [ˈmælmø]

Proper noun

Malmø n

  1. Malmö (a city in Sweden)
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