How to pronounce TORSBY, and what it means
TORSBY is the name of an IKEA table. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
TORSBY
TORSH-bew
- Product
- Table
- Shares its name with
- Torsby, a town in northern Värmland (several smaller places share the name).
- How sure
- This is the most likely origin, but IKEA hasn't confirmed it and there are other candidates.
How to say TORSBY
Say TORSH-bew, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in TORSBY:
- Rs is pronounced as one sound, close to English sh (in most of Sweden).
- Y is a vowel: say "ee" with your lips rounded tightly, as if to whistle.
- 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 TORSBY
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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