ä

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[edit] Translingual

The Latin script
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Variations of letter A
Letters using umlaut or diaresis sign

[edit] Letter

ä lower case (upper case Ä)

  1. The letter a with a diaresis.

[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)

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[edit] Estonian

[edit] Symbol

Ä, ä

  1. The 28th letter of the Estonian alphabet

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Symbol

Ä, ä

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

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Symbol

Inflection for ä Singular Plural
neuter Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form ä ät än äna
Possessive form 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."