How to pronounce EKTORP, and what it means
EKTORP is the name of an IKEA sofa. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
EKTORP
AYK-torp
- Product
- Sofa
- Named after
- Ektorp, a district of Nacka just east of Stockholm. Ek means oak and torp a small farm.
How to say EKTORP
Say AYK-torp, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in EKTORP:
- O is often a long "oo" (as in food), sometimes a short "o" as in hot.
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 EKTORP
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.
Sources
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