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Translingual
Letter
å (upper case Å)
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter A): Áá Àà Ââ Ǎǎ Ăă Ãã Ảả Ȧȧ Ạạ Ää Åå Ḁḁ Āā Ąą ᶏ Ⱥⱥ Ȁȁ Ấấ Ầầ Ẫẫ Ẩẩ Ậậ Ắắ Ằằ Ẵẵ Ẳẳ Ặặ Ǻǻ Ǡǡ Ǟǟ Ȁȁ Ȃȃ Ɑɑ ᴀ Ɐɐ ɒ Aa Ææ Ǽǽ Ǣǣ Ꜳꜳ Ꜵꜵ Ꜷꜷ Ꜹꜹ Ꜻꜻ
- (Letters using ring sign): Åå Ǻǻ Ḁḁ Ůů W̊ẘ Y̊ẙ
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔː/, [ɔːˀ]
Inflection
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | å | å'et | å'er | å'erne |
genitive | å's | å'ets | å'ers | å'ernes |
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Å | Å'et | Å'er | Å'erne |
genitive | Å's | Å'ets | Å'ers | Å'ernes |
See also
- (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)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔː/, [ɔː]
Etymology 2
From Old Norse á (“river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔː/, [ɔːˀ]
Inflection
Finnish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Letter
å (lower case, upper case Å)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called ruotsalainen oo and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in Scandinavian names.
German Low German
Usage notes
- 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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Letter
å (upper case Å)
Usage notes
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 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.
Interjection
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.
Noun
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 terms
References
- “å” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “å” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- J.Fritnzer's dictionary.
- examples of locations named Å
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oː/
- Homophone: og
Letter
å (upper case Å)
Usage notes
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ/
Preposition
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.
- Han fall å bak.
- used in expressions regarding time
- Det er midt å natta.
- It's the middle of the night.
- Det er midt å natta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oː/
- Homophone: og
Interjection
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 bad weather.
- Å skitt, du er i trøbbel!
- Oh no, you're in trouble!
- Å, er det deg?
- Used to make the message more urgent, pleading, or to underline it, oh
- Å, ver så snill, kan vi ikkje dra?
- oh, please, can't we go?
- Å, ver så snill, kan vi ikkje dra?
- To express hesitation or dismissal, oh
- Å ja, seier du det?
- oh really, is that so?
- Hva skjedde?. Å, ingenting
- what happened here?. Oh, nothing.
- Å, eg er ikkje så sikker på det
- oh, I'm not so sure about that
- Å ja, seier du det?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oː/
- Homophone: og
Derived terms
References
- “å” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “å” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- J.Fritnzer's dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file)
- Letter name
- IPA(key): /oː/
- Phoneme
- IPA(key): /oː/, /ɔ/
Letter
å (lower case, upper case Å)
- The third to last letter of the Swedish alphabet, called å and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish ā, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
Noun
å c
- a river, a creek, a big stream
- Gå inte över ån efter vatten.
- Don’t cross the stream to get water.
Declension
Declension of å | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | å | ån | åar | åarna |
Genitive | ås | åns | åars | åarnas |
Usage notes
- 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.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ana.
Derived terms
- fara å färde
- på
- å andra sidan
- åberopa
- å det grövsta
- å det snaraste
- å ena sidan
- åklagare
- ålägga
- ånyo
- å någons vägnar
- åsamka
- åsido
- åskådare
- åskådliggöra
- åsyn
- åverkan