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TranslingualEdit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å)
See alsoEdit
BavarianEdit
LetterEdit
å
- A letter of some Bavarian alphabets.
Usage notesEdit
ChamorroEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å)
- The third letter of the Chamorro alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
CimbrianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- aan (Sette Comuni)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with German an, English on.
PrepositionEdit
å (Luserna)
- (+ dative) on; For stationary objects, e.g. It is on the table.
- (+ accusative) on, onto; For moving objects. e.g. I put it on the table.
AdverbEdit
å
ReferencesEdit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Analogical after the other names of vowel letters in the Roman alphabet. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å)
- the last (29th) letter of the Danish alphabet
InflectionEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- aa (at least in the spelling of words)
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å (Ǻ ǻ)
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse á (“river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”), related to Latin aqua (“water”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
å c (singular definite åen, plural indefinite åer)
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Etymology 3Edit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
å
Etymology 4Edit
From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with Swedish å, English on, and German on.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
å
East Central GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
LetterEdit
å
Usage notesEdit
- Alternative characters used instead of å are oa.
PrepositionEdit
å (+ dative)
å (+ accusative)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
LetterEdit
å (lower case, upper case Å)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called ruotsalainen oo and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in Scandinavian names.
See alsoEdit
German Low GermanEdit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å)
- A letter of some Low German alphabets.
Usage notesEdit
- Alternative characters used instead of å are ao, oa, â, a, aa.
- There are various ways to denote the umlaut of å. See for example D. G. Babst, Allerhand schnaksche Saken tum Tiedverdriew, Chr. Gilow, De Hochtîd.
For the variant spelling a, the characters ä, æ or œ do occur for the umlaut.
See alsoEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
Before the letter's introduction in 1917, the sound it represents today (similar to the "a" in "all") was written with two As, Aa (this spelling can still be seen in some proper names, and in digital media, such as urls or e-mails, due to using a keyboard where the letter doesn't exist or for fear of mojibake). The two As were originally a new form of the Old Norse á, whose representation was a long open a-sound (similar to the "a" in "father"). Gradually, it turned into the modern å-sound and the Aa was eventually replaced with Å.
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse at (“by, to”), whence also at and ad.
ParticleEdit
å
- to (infinitive marker)
- Å løpe
- to run
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.
InterjectionEdit
å
- To express different emotions, oh
- Å, er det deg?
- Oh, is it you?
- Å gud, for et dårlig vær det er.
- oh dear, look how bad the weather is.
- Å, skitt, du har problemer!
- Oh shit, you're in trouble!
- Used to make the message more urgent, pleading, or to underline it, oh
- Å, vær så snill, kan vi ikke dra?
- Oh, please, can't we go?
- To express hesitation or dismissal, oh
- Å ja, sier du det?
- Oh really, is that so?
- Hva skjedde? —Å, ingenting
- What happened here? —Oh, nothing.
- Å, jeg er ikke så sikker på det.
- Oh, I'm not so sure about that.
Etymology 4Edit
From Old Norse á, related to Latin aqua (“water”).
NounEdit
å f or m (definite singular åa or åen, indefinite plural åer, definite plural åene)
- A small river; a creek; a big stream (used mostly in dialects, obsolete in writing)
- Mange bekker små gjør en stor å
- every little helps (literally: "Many small creeks make a big stream")
- Mange bekker små gjør en stor å
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 5Edit
From Old Norse hvat, same as hva.
PronounEdit
å
Etymology 6Edit
Alternative formsEdit
SymbolEdit
å
Etymology 7Edit
ConjunctionEdit
å
- Misspelling of og.
ReferencesEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å, definite singular å-en, indefinite plural å-ar, definite plural å-ane)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
Before the letter's introduction in 1917, the sound it represents today (similar to the "a" in "all") was written with two A's, Aa (this spelling can still be seen in some cases). The two A's was originally a new form of the Old Norse á, whose representation was a long open a-sound (similar to the "a" in "father"). Gradually it turned into the modern å-sound and the Aa was eventually replaced with Å.
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse at (“by, to”), whence also at and åt.
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
å
- used as the infinitive marker; to
- Dei er vanskelege å sjå.
- They are hard to see.
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂. Cognates include Latin aquā (“water”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
å f (definite singular åa, indefinite plural åer, definite plural åene)
- a (small) river; a creek
- Mange bekker små gjer ei stor å
- numerous small contributions give big results
- (literally, “Many small creeks makes a big stream”)
- (chiefly dialectal or archaic) a (large) stream
InflectionEdit
Historical inflection of å
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Alternative formsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 4Edit
From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
å
- To express different emotions; oh
- Å, er det deg?
- oh, is it you?
- Å gud, for eit dårleg vêr det er!
- Oh dear, what a bad weather!
- Å skitt, du er i trøbbel!
- Oh no, you're in trouble!
- Used to make the message more urgent, pleading, or to underline it; oh
- Å, ver så snill, kan vi kje dra?
- oh please! Can't we go?
- To express hesitation or dismissal; oh
- Å ja, seier du det?
- oh really, is that so?
- Hva skjedde? Å, ingenting.
- What happened? Oh! Nothing.
- Å, eg er ikkje så sikker på det
- oh, I'm not so sure about that
Etymology 5Edit
From Old Norse á (“on, on top of”).
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
å
- used in certain fixed expressions regarding position
- Han fall å bak
- He fell backwards
- (literally, “He fell on back”)
- Ho låg å gruve.
- She was lying on her stomach.
- used in expressions regarding time
- Det er midt å natta.
- It's the middle of the night.
Etymology 6Edit
From Old Norse hvat, same as kva. Other dialectal variants include ka, ke or kæ.
PronounEdit
å
Etymology 7Edit
Named after Swedish physisist Anders Johan Ångström (1814–1874). An initialism of his name.
Alternative formsEdit
SymbolEdit
å
Etymology 8Edit
ConjunctionEdit
å
- misspelling of og
AdverbEdit
å
- misspelling of òg
ReferencesEdit
- “å” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “å”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “å” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “å” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “aa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
Letter a with ring above ◌̊ to signify a closer rounded vowel.
PronunciationEdit
SymbolEdit
å
- (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of dialectal sound [ɒ̝].
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
Southern SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
å (upper case Å)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Southern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
- Letter name, noun, preposition
- Phoneme
Etymology 1Edit
From two a’s written on top of each other; compare ä and ö.
LetterEdit
å (lower case, upper case Å)
- The third to last letter of the Swedish alphabet, called å and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Swedish ā, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
NounEdit
å c
- a river, a creek, a big stream
- Gå inte över ån efter vatten.
- Don’t cross the stream to get water.
Usage notesEdit
- Watercourses in Sweden and the other Nordic countries are in Swedish usually referred to as bäck, å or älv. An å is usually larger than a bäck (“brook, creek”) but smaller than an älv (“large river”). A certain large bäck may however be larger than a certain small å, and a certain large å may be larger than a certain small älv. The word to use about a certain watercourse is often included as part of its name: Göta älv, Stångån. There are regional differences in whether watercourses of a certain size tend to have å or älv in their names. All älvar are found north of Göteborg, but that is also where the largest rivers in Scandinavia are found. For some rivers in southern Sweden the word ström is used, since that is the watercourse word included in their names. Rivers in other parts of the world are usually referred to with the word flod, which is a more neutral word for any watercourse larger than a bäck.
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of å | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | å | ån | åar | åarna |
| Genitive | ås | åns | åars | åarnas |
See alsoEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ana.
PrepositionEdit
å
Usage notesEdit
å is generally an older form of på, which derives from the compound upp + å. Compare English 'pon.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- å in Svensk ordbok.