Sverige

Danish

Alternative forms

  • Sverrig (archaic, fell out of use after 1950)

Etymology

From Old Norse Svíaríki, from Svía (of Swedes) +‎ ríki (kingdom). Cognate with Swedish Sverige, Old English Swēorīċe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɛrˀiə/, [ˈsʋ̥aɐ̯ˀi], [ˈsʋ̥aɐ̯ˀjə]

Proper noun

Sverige

  1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

See also

Greenlandic

Proper noun

Sverige

  1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋæɾjə/

Proper noun

Sverige n

  1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɛrjə/

Proper noun

Sverige n

  1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From svea (of the Swedes) +‎ rike (realm). From Old Swedish Sverghe, Sverighe, Sverike, Sværike.[1] Cognate with Old English Swēorīċe. Doublet of Svea rike.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɛrjɛ/, [ˈs̪værjɛ̠]
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Proper noun

Sverige n (genitive Sveriges)

  1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
    Synonyms: (solemn or poetic) Svea rike, (colloquial) Svedala, (humorous) Svärje, (humorous, offensive) Swedistan
    Sverige är ett land som ligger på Skandinaviska halvön i Nordeuropa
    Sweden is a country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe
    Sverige gränsar till Norge i väster, Finland i öster och Danmark i söder
    Sweden borders Norway to the west, Finland to the east, and Denmark to the south

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Sverige in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)