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Contents 1 Arin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronoun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Estonian 2.1 Symbol 3 Finnish 3.1 Symbol 4 Swedish 4.1 Symbol

[edit] Arin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ ("I"). Compare Kott ai ("I") and Pumpokol ad ("I"). Also see Assan aj.

[edit] Pronoun

ä

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

[edit] Synonyms

• aj

[edit] Related terms

• aiŋ

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[edit] Estonian

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Ä, ä

1. The 28th letter of the Estonian alphabet

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[edit] Finnish

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Ä, ä

1. The second to last letter of the Finnish alphabet.

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[edit] Swedish

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Inflection for ä	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ä	ät	än	äna
Genitive	äs	äts	äns	änas

IPA: /ɛː/

1. The second last letter of the Swedish alphabet, pronunced /ɛː/ when long, ɛ when short, /æː/ when long and before r, and /æ/ when short and before r. It is sometimes pronounced like the English "o", the Swedish "ah", or the French "arh."