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minus-squareGlitterbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 days 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-squareparanoia@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-223 days agoWell the vowel Ø represents OE in Danish. It’s a noise that is between the English noises “oo” and “u”.
minus-squareFrederikNJS@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-222 days 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
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.
Well the vowel Ø represents OE in Danish.
It’s a noise that is between the English noises “oo” and “u”.
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