Danish

Alternative forms

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

Proper noun

Sverige n

1. Sweden

Related terms

• svensk
• svensker

Greenlandic

Proper noun

Sverige

1. Sweden

Norwegian Bokmål

Lilla riksvapnet - small coat of arms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʋæɾjə/

Proper noun

Sverige n

1. Sweden

Related terms

• svenske
• svensk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Sverige n

1. Sweden

Related terms

• svenske
• svensk

Swedish

Great coat of arms of Sweden

Alternative forms

• Swerige (obsolete)

Etymology

svea ‎(“of the Swedes”) +‎ rike ‎(“realm”). From Old Swedish Sver(i)ghe, Sverike, Sværike.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛːrjɛ/, [ˈsvæːrijə]

Proper noun

Sverige n ‎(genitive Sveriges)

1. Sweden

Related terms

• svensk
• svenska

References

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