How to pronounce LANDSKRONA, and what it means
LANDSKRONA is the name of an IKEA sofa. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
LANDSKRONA
lahns-KROO-nah
- Product
- Sofa
- Shares its name with
- Landskrona, a coastal town in Skåne.
How to say LANDSKRONA
Say lahns-KROO-nah, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in LANDSKRONA:
- 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 LANDSKRONA
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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