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
- Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
Related terms
See also
- Albanien
- Andorra
- Armenien
- Aserbajdsjan
- Belarus
- Belgien
- Bosnien-Hercegovina
- Bulgarien
- Cypern
- Danmark
- Estland
- Finland
- Forenede Kongerige
- Frankrig
- Georgien
- Grækenland
- Irland
- Island
- Italien
- Kasakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kroatien
- Letland
- Liechtenstein
- Litauen
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nederlandene
- Nordmakedonien
- Norge
- Polen
- Portugal
- Rumænien
- Rusland
- San Marino
- Schweiz
- Serbien
- Slovakiet
- Slovenien
- Spanien
- Sverige
- Tjekkiet
- Tyskland
- Ukraine
- Ungarn
- Vatikanstaten
- Østrig
Greenlandic
Proper noun
Sverige
- Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʋæɾjə/
Proper noun
Sverige n
- Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsvɛrjə/
Proper noun
Sverige n
- Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
Related terms
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)
- 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
Related terms
See also
- Albanien
- Andorra
- Armenien
- Azerbajdzjan
- Belarus
- Belgien
- Bosnien och Hercegovina
- Bulgarien
- Cypern
- Danmark
- Estland
- Finland
- Frankrike
- Förenade kungariket
- Georgien
- Grekland
- Irland
- Island
- Italien
- Kazakstan
- Kosovo
- Kroatien
- Lettland
- Liechtenstein
- Litauen
- Luxemburg
- Malta
- Moldavien
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nederländerna
- Nordmakedonien
- Norge
- Polen
- Portugal
- Rumänien
- Ryssland
- San Marino
- Schweiz
- Serbien
- Slovakien
- Slovenien
- Spanien
- Sverige
- Tjeckien
- Turkiet
- Tyskland
- Ukraina
- Ungern
- Vatikanstaten
- Österrike