English Explanatory Dictionary

Malmö

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Scania, Sweden; the third-largest city in the country, located on the south-west coast.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑːlmɜː/ /ˈmɑːlməʊ/ /ˈmalməʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Malmö.wav /ˈmɑlmʊ/ /ˈmɑlmoʊ/

Word forms

Malmö

Etymology

From Swedish Malmö, from Middle Danish Malmoghe or Malmhauge (literally “Ore Hill”), a compound equivalent to present-day malm (“ore”) + høj (“hill”); both elements are of Old Norse, earlier Proto-Germanic, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.

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