How to pronounce VITTSJÖ, and what it means
VITTSJÖ is the name of an IKEA shelving unit. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
VITTSJÖ
VIT-shur
- Product
- Shelving unit
- Shares its name with
- Vittsjö, a village in Hässleholm municipality, Skåne.
How to say VITTSJÖ
Say VIT-shur, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in VITTSJÖ:
- Sj, skj and stj make the breathy Swedish sj-sound, somewhere between English sh and wh.
- Ö is like the vowel in fur or bird (without the r), said with rounded lips.
- 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 VITTSJÖ
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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