How to pronounce EKERÖ, and what it means
EKERÖ is the name of an IKEA armchair. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
EKERÖ
AY-keh-rur
- Product
- Armchair
- Shares its name with
- Ekerö, an island municipality in lake Mälaren, west of Stockholm.
How to say EKERÖ
Say AY-keh-rur, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in EKERÖ:
- Ö is like the vowel in fur or bird (without the r), said with rounded lips.
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called EKERÖ
Many IKEA products are named after real places in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sofas and armchairs typically get Swedish place names, beds Norwegian ones and rugs Danish ones.
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