How to pronounce STUBBARP, and what it means
STUBBARP is the name of an IKEA legs for cabinets. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
STUBBARP
STUB-barp
- Product
- Legs for cabinets
- Named after
- Stubbarp, a place in Skåne, southern Sweden.
How to say STUBBARP
Say STUB-barp, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in STUBBARP:
- U is not English u: long, it is like "ew" with very rounded lips; short, a quick, rounded sound.
- 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 STUBBARP
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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