ø

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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 O
Letters using stroke sign

[edit] Letter

ø lower case (upper case Ø)

  1. A letter o with a stroke. Used as vowel in some Scandinavian alphabets.

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ø

  1. (IPA) close-mid front rounded vowel

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[edit] Danish

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ø (lower case, upper case Ø)

  1. The penultimate letter of the Danish alphabet.

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *agʷjō, from Proto-Indo-European *akʷā- (water).

[edit] Noun

ø c. (singular definite øen, plural indefinite øer)

  1. island

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