å – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Norwegian Bokmål noun forms of å

Noun: å
Gender: Masculine, Feminine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.å
Pl.åer

Definite

Sg.åa; åen
Pl.åene

Sample Sentences

  • mange bekker små gjør en stor å (every little helps; many small contributions can together produce a significant result)

Etymology

1. Inherited from Old Norse á (“stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“stream, river; water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”).
2. Cognate with Icelandic á, Faroese á, Swedish å, Danish å, Old English ēa and German Ache (“stream, river”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'á', Old Norse Nouns 'á', Icelandic Nouns 'á', Faroese Nouns 'á', Swedish Nouns 'å', Danish Nouns 'å', Old English Nouns 'ēa'.

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