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Sverige
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Danish
da:
Alternative forms
da Sverrig archaic fell out of use after 1950
Etymology
From da non Svíaríki, from non Svía ríki of Swedes kingdom 1. Cognate with sv Sverige, ang Swēorīċe.
Pronunciation
da /ˈsvɛrˀiə/ [ˈsʋ̥aɐ̯ˀi] [ˈsʋ̥aɐ̯ˀjə]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da Sweden Q34
Related terms
da svensk
da svensker
See also
Greenlandic
Proper noun
kl proper noun
kl Sweden Q34
Norwegian Bokmål
no
thumb|A Swedish flag flying against a clear sky.
thumb|Sweden in Europe.
Etymology
nb non Svíaríki, from non svíar Svía of the Swedes, the genitive plural of non svíar the Swedes, + non ríki realm, kingdom, literally “the Swedes’ kingdom”.
Compare da Sverige, sv Sverige, fo Svøríki and nn Sverike Sweden, as well as the parallel Old English formation ang Swēorīċe Sweden.
Pronunciation
nb /¹sʋær.jə/ [¹sʋæɾ.jə]
nb ærjə 2
nb Sve ri ge
Proper noun
nb proper noun
Sweden; nb country r/Scandinavia cont/Europe, with Stockholm as its capital
a team or competitor representing Sweden
nb Sverige møter Norge i finalen. Sweden faces Norway in the final.
nb 20 October 2016 Thomas Brekke Sæteren U23: Sverige vant på Briskeby Norges Fotballforbund Norge tapte 1-2 mot VM-klare Sverige på Briskeby i kveld. Norway lost 1–2 to World Cup-bound Sweden at Briskeby this evening.
Usage notes
The Norwegian long-form name is Kongeriket Sverige (“the Kingdom of Sweden”).
Related terms
nb svear the Swedes; historical North Germanic people
nb svenske Swede
nb svensk Swedish
See also
References
“Sverige” in Store norske leksikon
“[nårge] og [sværje]” in Riksmålsforbundet
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Sverike Sverik Høgnorsk
Pronunciation
nn /ˈsvɛrjə/
Proper noun
nn proper noun n
nn Sweden Q34
Related terms
nn svenske
nn svensk
Swedish
sv:
Alternative forms
sv Swerige Swerje archaic
sv Svärje pronunciation spelling, slang
Etymology
From sv svea of the Swedes rike realm. From sv gmq-osw Sverighe Sverghe, gmq-osw Sverighe, gmq-osw Sverike, gmq-osw Sværike.svetym 1005.html Sverige Cognate with ang Swēorīċe. sv Svea rike.
Pronunciation
sv /ˈsvɛrjɛ/ [ˈs̪væ̝rjɛ̠]
sv Sv-Sverige.ogg
sv Sver ige
Proper noun
n
sv Sweden Q34
sv Svea rike solemn or poetic Svedala colloquial Svärje humorous Swedistan humorous, offensive
sv Sverige är ett land som ligger på Skandinaviska halvön i Nordeuropa Sweden is a country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe
sv 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
sv Sverigebilden
Related terms
sv Svea
sv svear
sv svensk
sv svenska
See also
References
saol
saob
Svensk MeSH