How to pronounce LIDHULT, and what it means
LIDHULT is the name of an IKEA sofa. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
LIDHULT
LEED-hoolt
- Product
- Sofa
- Shares its name with
- Lidhult, a village in Ljungby municipality, Småland.
How to say LIDHULT
Say LEED-hoolt, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in LIDHULT:
- U is not English u: long, it is like "ew" with very rounded lips; short, a quick, rounded sound.
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 LIDHULT
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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