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minus-squareGlitterbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoThe musician MØ was asked how to pronounce her stage name once, and she pointed out its just her initials (Marie Ørsted) so there’s not really a right pronunciation to MØ. I still don’t have a clue how Ø is pronounced, like in Ørsted.
minus-squareFrederikNJS@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-217 hours agoWhile “MØ” is her initials, it’s actually also a word in Danish for “Maiden”. It’s an old word, not used commonly. The Google Translate text-to-speak is fairly accurate: https://translate.google.com/?sl=da&tl=en&text=Mø&op=translate Ørsted is also pronounced fairly accurately: https://translate.google.com/?sl=da&tl=en&text=Ørsted&op=translate
minus-squareparanoia@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoWell the vowel Ø represents OE in Danish. It’s a noise that is between the English noises “oo” and “u”.
The musician MØ was asked how to pronounce her stage name once, and she pointed out its just her initials (Marie Ørsted) so there’s not really a right pronunciation to MØ.
I still don’t have a clue how Ø is pronounced, like in Ørsted.
While “MØ” is her initials, it’s actually also a word in Danish for “Maiden”. It’s an old word, not used commonly.
The Google Translate text-to-speak is fairly accurate: https://translate.google.com/?sl=da&tl=en&text=Mø&op=translate
Ørsted is also pronounced fairly accurately: https://translate.google.com/?sl=da&tl=en&text=Ørsted&op=translate
Well the vowel Ø represents OE in Danish.
It’s a noise that is between the English noises “oo” and “u”.