ä
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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
ä
- (IPA) Sometimes used to transcribe an open central unrounded vowel, as ⟨a⟩ is officially an open front vowel.
- (actuarial notation) Annuity-due.
- än̅| ― n-year annuity-due
- äx:n̅| ― n-year annuity-due to a person currently age x
- äx ― life annuity-due to a person currently age x
- ― k-year deferred life annuity-due to a person currently age x, compounded m-thly
English[edit]
Symbol[edit]
ä
- (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the PALM vowel
Arin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Assan aj.
Pronoun[edit]
ä
- I (first-person singular subjective)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Dinka[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (upper case Ä)
- A letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Elfdalian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ä f
Inflection[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ää and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See Ä.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Letter[edit]
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called ää and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
Should not be replaced by ae in case of technical restrictions (like in e.g. German), as that may change the meaning.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
German[edit]
Noun[edit]
ä n (strong, genitive ä or äs, plural ä or äs)
- Alternative form of Ä
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Livonian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (upper case Ä)
- The third letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Romani[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- (International Standard) Used to represent a dialectal centralized vowel.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
References[edit]
- ^ Marcel Courthiade (2009), “DECISION : "THE ROMANI ALPHABET"”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (in Hungarian; English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 499
- ^ Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “ä”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 16
Skolt Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (upper case Ä)
- The thirty-sixth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (upper case Ä)
- The third letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
Further reading[edit]
- ä in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From German ä, with its corresponding pronunciation, which is still used by some speakers, however, the majority of speakers have vernacularized the pronunciation to a long close-mid vowel regardless of the initial pronunciation.
Pronunciation 1[edit]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /éː/, /èː/, [ɛ́ː]
- (letter name, common): IPA(key): /prɛɡlaʃɛ̀ːni àː/, /prɛɡlaʃɛ̀ːni áː/ (preglašeni a)
- (letter name, educated): IPA(key): /ɛ̀ː/, /ɛ́ː/
- Rhymes: -ɛː
- Homophone: e
Letter[edit]
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- Additional letter in Slovene common mostly in loanwords from German.
Noun[edit]
ä m inan
- (educated) The name of the Latin script letter Ä / ä.
Usage notes[edit]
It is more common to use the name preglašeni a than to use this name.
Inflection[edit]
- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | ä | ||
gen. sing. | ä-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ä | ä-ja | ä-ji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ä-ja | ä-jev | ä-jev |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
ä-ju | ä-jema | ä-jem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ä | ä-ja | ä-je |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ä-ju | ä-jih | ä-jih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ä-jem | ä-jema | ä-ji |
- More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | ä | ||
gen. sing. | ä | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | ä | ä | ä |
accusative | ä | ä | ä |
genitive | ä | ä | ä |
dative | ä | ä | ä |
locative | ä | ä | ä |
instrumental | ä | ä | ä |
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Symbol[edit]
ä
- (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of dialectal sound [æ].
Etymology 2[edit]
Letter a with diaeresis (¨) to signify centralization.
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- The second letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Kenda-Jež, Karmen (February 27, 2017) Fonetična trankripcija [Phonetic transcription][1] (in Slovene), Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša, retrieved March 19, 2022, pages 27–30
- Steenwijk, Han (1994) Ortografia resiana = Tö jošt rozajanskë pïsanjë (in it, sl-rozaj), Padua: CLEUP
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]

Originally a ligature of A and E. During the 16th century, the letter began to be written as an A with a lower case e ontop (Aͤ respectively aͤ). During the first decades of the 18th century, the use of umlaut emerged.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Letter name
- Phoneme
Letter[edit]
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- The second last letter of the Swedish alphabet, pronounced /ɛː/ when long, /ɛ/ when short, /æː/ when long and before r, and /æ/ when short and before r.
Declension[edit]
Declension of ä | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ä | äet | än | äna |
Genitive | äs | äets | äns | änas |
Further reading[edit]
- ä in Svensk ordbok.
Teribe[edit]
Noun[edit]
ä
References[edit]
- Gamarra A., Enrique; Villagra S., Inocencio (1980) Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español[2] (in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 92
Turkmen[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (upper case Ä)
- The sixth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ä and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Tutchone[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (upper case Ä)
- A letter of the Southern Tutchone alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Volapük[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ä
- Verbal prefix for the imperfect tense.
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ä (upper case Ä)
- The letter A, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.
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