How to pronounce NISSEDAL, and what it means
NISSEDAL is the name of an IKEA mirror. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
NISSEDAL
NISS-eh-dahl
- Product
- Mirror
- Shares its name with
- Nissedal, a municipality in Telemark, Norway.
How to say NISSEDAL
Say NISS-eh-dahl, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice. NISSEDAL is not a Swedish place, so locals say it the Norwegian way; the respelling gives the Swedish reading.
The sounds to watch in NISSEDAL:
- A double consonant (ck counts as kk) makes the vowel before it short and the consonant held a little longer.
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 NISSEDAL
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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