o.a.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oa"

Danish

Phrase

o.a.

1. Abbreviation of og andet (“and other things”).
2. Abbreviation of og andre (“and others, et al.”).
   • 1912, Ionas Collin, “On the treatment of arm fractures”, in Om behandling af armbrud:

     Den maa som Regel udføres under ret betydelig Kraftudfoldelse; hvis der er Indkiling, løsnes denne ved stærk Traction under Dorsalflexion (Packard, König, Kr. Poulsen o.a.); ...

     It must usually be done under quite considerable exertion of force; if there is a ?, this is loosened by strong traction under dorsiflexion (Packard, König, Kr. Poulsen et al.); ...

   • 1993, Bogmarkedet:

     Vi har haft flere gode arrangementer med Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Tine Bryld, Peter Poulsen o.a. og med omkring 100 mennesker pr gang, fortæller de tre.

     We have had several good events with Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Tine Bryld, Peter Poulsen et al., and with about 100 people per time, the three [individuals] relate.

   • 1910, Tilskueren:

     I Interiøret med store Figurer har som sædvanlig en Række Damer — Carla Colsman, Marie Sandholt, Magdalene Hammerich, Margrethe Svenn Poulsen o. a. — forsøgt sig; men det er snarere den udfoldede Energi end Resultaterne man beunder ...

     In the interior with large figures, as usual, a series of ladies —Carla Colsman, Marie Sandholt, Magdalene Hammerich, Margrethe Svenn Poulsen et al. — have made their attempts; but it is rather the energy expended than the results that one admires ...

   • 1992, Anders Henten, Flemming Nielsen, Knud Erik Skouby, Jan Kronlund, Forbrugerne og telepolitikken, Nordic Council of Ministers, →ISBN, page 91:

     64) Se eksempelvis Tim Johnson o.a.: "Cost Based Tariffing in Europe", OVUM, London, 1989.

     64) See e.g. Tim Johnson et al.: "Cost Based Tariffing in Europe", OVUM, London, 1989.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adverb

o.a.

1. Abbreviation of onder andere.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː, oːɡ anːət/
• IPA^(key): /oː, oːɡ anːdrə/

Phrase

o.a.

1. og annet
2. og andre

References

• “o.a.” in The Bokmål Dictionary.