Danish

Øresundsbroen

Alternative forms

• Øresundsbron (rare)

Proper noun

Øresundsbroen

1. Øresund Bridge

Descendants

• English: Øresund Bridge
• German: Öresundbrücke
• Icelandic: Eyrarsundsbrúin
• Norwegian:
  • Bokmål: Øresundsbroen
  • Nynorsk: Øresundbrua

Usage notes

• Øresundsbroen is the standard Danish name of the bridge; the standard Swedish name is Öresundsbron. The third name, Øresundsbron (a Danish-Swedish hybrid name), is used practically only by the company itself.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Øresund ‎(“Øresund”) +‎ -s- ‎(“interfix”) +‎ bro ‎(“bridge”) +‎ -en ‎(“definite singular suffix”), a calque of the Danish Øresundsbroen and the Swedish Öresundsbron, akin to the Norwegian Nynorsk Øresundbrua.

Proper noun

Øresundsbroen m, f

1. Øresund Bridge