How to pronounce INGATORP, and what it means
INGATORP is the name of an IKEA extendable table. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
INGATORP
ING-ah-torp
- Product
- Extendable table
- Named after
- Ingatorp, a village in Eksjö municipality in Småland.
How to say INGATORP
Say ING-ah-torp, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in INGATORP:
- 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 INGATORP
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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