ö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "o"

ö U+00F6, ö LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS Composition: o [U+006F] + ◌̈ [U+0308] ← õ [U+00F5] Latin-1 Supplement ÷ → [U+00F7]

Translingual

Symbol

ö

1. (NAPA, UPA) a front mid rounded vowel (IPA [ø]).
2. (superscript ⟨ᵒ̈⟩, UPA) an extremely short or fleeting ö.

English

Symbol

ö

1. (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the THOUGHT vowel

   Synonyms: ô, ȯ

2. (in words like coöperate) – see ◌̈

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /œ/

Letter

ö lower case (upper case Ö)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Danish

Letter

ö (upper case Ö)

1. (obsolete) A letter of the Danish alphabet

Usage notes

Merged with ø, thus for example kjöbe (attested at least until ca. 1900) -> købe.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å

Dinka

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o̤/

Letter

ö (upper case Ö)

1. A letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Estonian

Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Estonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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

Etymology

See Ö.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøː/, [ˈø̞ː] (letter name)

• Audio: öö, hölynpöly, öö:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -øː

Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called öö and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

In case of technical restrictions, ö should be represented by o (not oe, as in German).

Derived terms

compounds

• ö-mappi

See also

• (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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈø]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈø]

Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ö and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front rounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	ö	ö-k
accusative	ö-t	ö-ket
dative	ö-nek	ö-knek
instrumental	ö-vel	ö-kkel
causal-final	ö-ért	ö-kért
translative	ö-vé	ö-kké
terminative	ö-ig	ö-kig
essive-formal	ö-ként	ö-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ö-ben	ö-kben
superessive	ö-n	ö-kön
adessive	ö-nél	ö-knél
illative	ö-be	ö-kbe
sublative	ö-re	ö-kre
allative	ö-höz	ö-khöz
elative	ö-ből	ö-kből
delative	ö-ről	ö-kről
ablative	ö-től	ö-ktől
non-attributive possessive – singular	ö-é	ö-ké
non-attributive possessive – plural	ö-éi	ö-kéi

Possessive forms of ö

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ö-m	ö-im
2nd person sing.	ö-d	ö-id
3rd person sing.	ö-je	ö-i
1st person plural	ö-nk	ö-ink
2nd person plural	ö-tök	ö-itek
3rd person plural	ö-jük	ö-ik

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Further reading

• ö in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œː/

Letter

ö (upper case Ö)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Kobon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ə/

Letter

ö (upper case Ö)

1. A letter of the Kobon alphabet.

North Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [œ] (short vowel)
• IPA^(key): [øː] (long vowel, spelt öö)

Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)

1. A letter of the North Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (North Frisian letters): a, ä, å, ā, b, c, d, đ, e, ē, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, w (q, x, y, z)

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø/

Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)

1. (International Standard) The letter o with the umlaut.

Usage notes

• Rarely used in Hungarian loanwords in Romani.

See also

• (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).

Swedish

FWOTD – 20 September 2020

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• œ, oͤ (archaic)
• ō (handwriting)

Pronunciation

• (letter name)
  • IPA^(key): /øː/

  • Audio:

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -øː
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /øː/, /œ/

Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)

1. The last letter of the Swedish alphabet, pronounced /øː/ when long, /œ/ when short, [œ̞ː] when long and before r, and [œ̞] when short and before r.

   Det är två ön i "Höör".

   There are two ö in "Höör".

Declension

Declension of ö

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ö	ös
	definite	öet	öets
plural	indefinite	ön	öns
	definite	öna	önas

Etymology 2

en ö

Inherited from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Swedish å (“stream”), English ey (and the initial syllable in island).

Alternative forms

• oͤ, oͤoͤ (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -øː

Noun

ö c

2. island, isle (piece of land surrounded by water)

   Gotland är den största ön i Östersjön.

   Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea.

   • 1932, Evert Taube, “Calle Schewens vals [Calle Schewen's waltz]”‎^[1]:

     Då vilar min blommande ö vid din barm, du dunkelblå, vindstilla fjärd. Och julinattsskymningen smyger sig varm till sovande buskar och träd. Min älva, du dansar så lyssnande tyst och tänker att karlar är troll. Den skälver, din barnsliga hand som jag kysst, och valsen förklingar i moll.

     Then my blossoming island rests [then rests my blossoming island] on your bosom, you dark blue, still ["windstill," currently windless] archipelago / bay. And the dusk of the July night sneaks, warm, to sleeping bushes and trees. My fairy [or "elf," but with different connotations], you dance so quietly, listening ["listeningly quiet"], and think to yourself [to avoid the ambiguity of just "think" here in English] that men are trolls. It trembles, your childish hand that I have kissed, and the waltz fades away in minor [key].

   • 1943 [1851], Herman Melville, translated by Hugo Hultenberg, Moby Dick eller Den vita valen, translation of Moby-Dick:

     De innehåller hela arkipelager av romantiska öar liksom de polynesiska farvattnen.

     [original: They contain round archipelagoes of romantic isles, even as the Polynesian waters do;]

Declension

Declension of ö

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ö	ös
	definite	ön	öns
plural	indefinite	öar	öars
	definite	öarna	öarnas

Derived terms

• halvö (“peninsula”)
• ögrupp (“archipelago”)

See also

• holme (“holme”)
• klippa
• kobbe
• skär (“skerry”)

References

• ö in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ö in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ö in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œː/

Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ö and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a ( â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Πî), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Noun

ö

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Ö/ö.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ø/, /øː/

Letter

ö (upper case Ö)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ö and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *üje.

Noun

ö

1. night

Inflection

Inflection of ö (inflection type 13/ma)
nominative sing.	ö
genitive sing.	ön
partitive sing.	öd
partitive plur.	öid
	singular	plural
nominative	ö	öd
accusative	ön	öd
genitive	ön	öiden
partitive	öd	öid
essive-instructive	ön	öin
translative	öks	öikš
inessive	ös	öiš
elative	öspäi	öišpäi
illative	öhö	öihe
adessive	öl	öil
ablative	ölpäi	öilpäi
allative	öle	öile
abessive	öta	öita
comitative	önke	öidenke
prolative	ödme	öidme
approximative I	önno	öidenno
approximative II	önnoks	öidennoks
egressive	önnopäi	öidennopäi
terminative I	öhösai	öihesai
terminative II	ölesai	öilesai
terminative III	össai	—
additive I	öhöpäi	öihepäi
additive II	ölepäi	öilepäi

Derived terms

• keskö
• pol'ö
• südäinö
• öbok
• öine
• ölipikaine
• öläpäk
• öpu
• ösija
• ösoba

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ночь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̃/

Letter

ö (upper case Ö)

1. A letter of the Walloon alphabet, written in the Latin script..

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈoː/, /ˌɔ/

Letter

ö (upper case Ö)

1. The letter O, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.

Xavante

Alternative forms

• â (Protestant spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Central Jê *kə (“flowing water”).

Pronunciation

• (modern) IPA^(key): [ʔə]
• (1800s) IPA^(key): [kə]

Noun

ö (utterance-medial variant: öi)

1. water (flowing)