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å (upper case Å)
From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with German an, English on.
å (Luserna)
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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.
å (upper case Å)
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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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 | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Å | Å'et | Å'er | Å'erne |
genitive | Å's | Å'ets | Å'ers | Å'ernes |
From Old Norse á (“river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”), related to Latin aqua (“water”).
å c (singular definite åen, plural indefinite åer)
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From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with Swedish å, English on, and German on.
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See Å.
Audio (letter name); “ruotsalainen oo”: | (file) |
å (lower case, upper case Å)
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å (upper case Å)
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.
From Old Norse at (“by, to”), whence also at and ad.
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From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.
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From Old Norse á, related to Latin aqua (“water”).
å f or m (definite singular åa or åen, indefinite plural åer, definite plural åene)
From Old Norse hvat, same as hva.
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å (upper case Å, definite singular å-en, indefinite plural å-ar, definite plural å-ane)
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 names and toponyms). 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. Today, the letter å may be used without having the etymological correspondence with á.
The letter å or aa in the Norwegian runic inscriptions from 17-19 centuries is usually written as ᛆᛆ.
From Old Norse at (“by, to”), whence also at and åt.
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From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂. Cognates include Latin aquā (“water”).
å f (definite singular åa, indefinite plural åer, definite plural åene)
Historical inflection of å
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. |
From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.
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From Old Norse á (“on, on top of”).
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From Old Norse hvat, same as kva. Other dialectal variants include ka, ke or kæ.
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Named after Swedish physisist Anders Johan Ångström (1814–1874). An initialism of his name.
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å (upper case Å)
Letter a with ring above ◌̊ to signify a closer rounded vowel.
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From two a’s written on top of each other; compare ä and ö.
å (lower case, upper case Å)
From Old Swedish ā, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
å c
From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ana.
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å is generally an older form of på, which derives from the compound upp + å. Compare English 'pon.
Contraction of och (“and; to”).
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