Sverige

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Sverige

  1. Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Stockholm)
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Greenlandic

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Proper noun

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Sverige

  1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Europe)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Sverige n

  1. Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Stockholm)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Sverige n

  1. Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Stockholm)
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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From svea (“of the Swedes”) +‎ rike (“realm”). From Old Swedish Sverghe, Sverighe, Sverike, Sværike.[1]

Pronunciation

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

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Sverige n (genitive Sveriges)

  1. Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Stockholm)
    Synonyms: (solemn or poetic) Svea rike, (colloquial) Svedala, (humorous) Svärje

Derived terms

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References

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