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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Letter 2 Danish 2.1 Letter 2.1.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2.2 Interjection 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Noun 2.3.1.1 Inflection 3 Finnish 3.1 Letter 4 Norwegian Bokmål 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Letter 4.1.1.1 Usage notes 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Particle 4.3 Etymology 3 4.3.1 Interjection 4.4 Etymology 4 4.4.1 Noun 4.4.2 Proper noun 4.5 References 5 Norwegian Nynorsk 5.1 Etymology 1 5.1.1 Letter 5.1.1.1 Usage notes 5.2 Etymology 2 5.2.1 Particle 5.3 Etymology 3 5.3.1 Preposition 5.4 Etymology 4 5.4.1 Interjection 5.5 Etymology 5 5.5.1 Noun 5.5.2 Proper noun 5.6 References 6 Swedish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Letter 6.3 Noun 6.4 Pronunciation 6.5 Preposition 6.5.1 Derived terms 6.6 See also

[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 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 Letters using ring sign Åå Ǻǻ Ḁḁ Ůů W̊ẘ Y̊ẙ

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å lower case (upper case Å)

1. The letter a with a ring above, considered an individual letter by most languages where it is used.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Letter

Å, å

1. The last letter of the Danish alphabet.

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse á (“‘ow!’”).

[edit] Alternative spellings

• åh

[edit] Interjection

å

1. oh
2. O
3. well

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse á (“‘river’”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *akʷā- (“‘water’”).

[edit] Noun

å c. (singular definite åen, plural indefinite åer)

1. A small river; a creek; a big stream

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[edit] Finnish

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Å, å

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

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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Etymology 1

Formed by conjoining an "A" and an "a", with the lower case letter on top of the capital letter. The letter was invented in Germany during the late Middle Ages and was first introduced to Swedish in the 1500's. From there it spread to Norway and Denmark, but it was first declared an official letter in the Norwegian alphabet in 1917.

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Å, å

1. The last letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

[edit] 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 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 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.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse at, a preposition which originally meant "by" or "to". Related to Old Norse þat ("that") and English that. Also the origin of the Norwegian at and ad

[edit] Particle

å

1. to (Infinite marker)

   Å løpe

   to run

[edit] Etymology 3

From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.

[edit] Interjection

å

1. 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!

2. 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?

3. 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

[edit] Etymology 4

From Old Norse á, related to Latin aqua ("water").

[edit] Noun

å m. and f. (definite singular åa/åen; indefinite plural åer; definite plural åene)

1. 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 makes a big stream")

[edit] Proper noun

Å

1. The name of various different populated locations in Norway.

   Hun er født i Å Meldal kommune.

   She is born in Å in the municipality of Meldal.

[edit] References

• “å” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “å” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• J.Fritnzer's dictionary.
• examples of locations named Å

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[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology 1

Formed by conjoining an "A" and an "a", with the lower case letter on top of the capital letter. The letter was invented in Germany during the late Middle Ages and was first introduced to Swedish in the 1500's. From there it spread to Norway and Denmark, but it was first declared an official letter in the Norwegian alphabet in 1917.

[edit] Letter

Å, å

1. The last letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse at, a preposition which originally meant "by" or "to". Related to Old Norse þat ("that") and English that. Also the origin of the Norwegian at and ad

[edit] Particle

å

1. to (Infinite marker)

   Å løpe

   To run

[edit] Etymology 3

From Old Norse preposition á, "on, on top of".

[edit] Preposition

å

1. 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 laying on her stomach.

2. used in expressions regarding time

   Det er midt å natta.

   It's the middle of the night.

[edit] Etymology 4

From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.

[edit] Interjection

å

1. To express different emotions, oh

   Å, er det deg?

   oh, is it you?

   Å gud, for eit dårlig vêr det er

   oh dear, look how bad the weather is

   Å, skitt, du er i trøbbel!

   oh shit, you're in trouble!

2. 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?

3. 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

[edit] Etymology 5

From Old Norse á, related to Latin aqua ("water").

[edit] Noun

{{å f. (definite singular åa; indefinite plural åer; definite plural åene}}

1. A small river; a creek; a big stream (used mostly in dialects, obsolete in writing)

   Mange bekker små gjer ei stor å

   numerous small contributions give big results (literally: "Many small creeks makes a big stream")

[edit] Proper noun

Å

1. various populated locations in Norway.

   Ho er fødd i Å i Meldal kommune.

   She is born in Å in the municipality of Meldal.

[edit] References

• “å” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “å” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• J.Fritnzer's dictionary.
• examples of locations named Å

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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Å, å IPA: oː

1. The third to last letter of the Swedish alphabet, pronunced /oː/ when long, and /ɔ/ when short.

[edit] Noun

Inflection for å	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	å	ån	åar	åarna
Possessive form	ås	åns	åars	åarnas

IPA: oː

1. A small river; a creek; a big stream

   Gå inte över ån efter vatten

   Don’t cross the stream to get water

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: oː

[edit] Preposition

å

1. (obsolete except in certain expressions) obsolete variant of på

[edit] Derived terms

fara å färde men å andra sidan åberopa å ena sidan å det grövsta å det snaraste

åklagare ålägga ånyo å någons vägnar åsamka åsido åverkan

[edit] See also

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