å-
Bavarian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab. Compare German ab-, Dutch af-, English off-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
å-
- Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off, away.
- Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, spatial or numeral, down.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Compare German an-, Dutch aan-, English on-.
Alternative forms edit
- o- (West Central Bavarian)
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
å-
- Separable verb prefix that indicates a direction, goal, destination and a contact made therein.
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From the obsolete preposition å (“on”).
Prefix edit
å-