Sverige

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Sverige

Wikipedia ^da

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

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

Related terms

• svensk
• svensker

See also

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Greenlandic

Proper noun

Sverige

1. Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Europe)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Sverige

Wikipedia ^no

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʋæɾjə/

Proper noun

Sverige n

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

Related terms

• svenske
• svensk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Sverige

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Alternative forms

• Sverike, Sverik (High Norwegian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛrjə/

Proper noun

Sverige n

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

Related terms

• svenske
• svensk

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Sverige

Wikipedia ^sv

Alternative forms

• Swerige, Swerje (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛrjɛ/, [ˈs̪værjɛ̠]

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Proper noun

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, (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

• Sverigebilden

Related terms

• Svea
• svear
• svensk
• svenska

References

• Sverige in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Sverige in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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

• Svensk MeSH