How to pronounce NORBERG, and what it means
NORBERG is the name of an IKEA wall-mounted drop-leaf table. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
NORBERG
NOOR-bairy
- Product
- Wall-mounted drop-leaf table
- Named after
- Norberg, an old mining town in Västmanland.
How to say NORBERG
Say NOOR-bairy, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in NORBERG:
- 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 NORBERG
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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