Å

See also: å and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Å U+00C5, Å LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE Composition: A [U+0041] + ◌̊ [U+030A] ← Ä [U+00C4] Latin-1 Supplement Æ → [U+00C6]

Å U+212B, Å ANGSTROM SIGN Composition: A [U+0041] + ◌̊ [U+030A] ← K [U+212A] Letterlike Symbols ℬ → [U+212C]

Translingual

Symbol

Å

1. (metrology) Symbol for angstrom/ångström.

   Coordinate term: μ (micron)

Usage notes

The Unicode Standard states that Å (U+212B ANGSTROM SIGN) is included in Unicode only for backward compatibility reasons. To represent angstroms, Å (U+00C5 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE) is preferred.

Danish

Letter

Å (lower case å)

1. The ultimate (29th) letter of the Danish alphabet. Before its introduction in 1948, the digraph Aa / aa was used. To distinguish between the two forms, "Å" is referred to as "bolle-å" and "Aa" as "dobbelt-a".

Inflection

Declension of Å

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Å	Å'et	Å'er	Å'erne
genitive	Å's	Å'ets	Å'ers	Å'ernes

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

References

• “Å” in Den Danske Ordbog

Elfdalian

Alternative forms

• Å, ᛡ (Dalecarlian runes)

Letter

Å (upper case Å, lower case å)

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Å.

Letter

Å (upper case, lower case å)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called ruotsalainen oo and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Despite being part of the Finnish alphabet, the letter is only used in Scandinavian names. As a result, it is often seen as a symbol of the Swedish language (which is also an official language in Finland, although not without controversy).

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

Norwegian

The big letter Å standing in the village of Å (1)

Letter

Å (upper case Å, lower case å)

1. the last letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Proper noun

Å

1. A village in Trøndelag, Norway, between Meldal and Rennebu
2. A village in Nordland, Norway, in Lofoten

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

Å (lower case å)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

Swedish

Etymology

From two a’s written on top of each other; compare ä and ö.

Pronunciation

Letter name, noun, preposition

• IPA^(key): /oː/, [oə̯]

Phoneme

• IPA^(key): /oː/, /ɔ/

Letter

Å (upper case, lower case å)

1. The third to last letter of the Swedish alphabet, called å and written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

• Åp-höjd (“body height”)

See also

• Aͤ