ø
See also: Ø [U+00D8 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE], ⌀ [U+2300 DIAMETER SIGN], ǿ [U+01FF LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE AND ACUTE], Ǿ [U+01FE LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE AND ACUTE], ∅ [U+2205 EMPTY SET], and Appendix:Variations of "o"
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Translingual
Pronunciation
IPA (file)
Letter
ø (upper case Ø)
- A vowel in some Scandinavian alphabets and an umlaut in eastern Middle Low German handwriting.
- (humorous) Sometimes inserted in English or other languages in place of the o, for the purpose of imitating Scandinavian languages.
- 1975, Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (movie)
- [These comments are found at the beginning of the movie, in the middle of the credits. Not all o's are rendered as ø's.]
- Nø realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with her sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge — her brother-in-law — an Oslo dentist and star of many Nowegian mørvies: The Høt Lands of an Oslo Dentist, Fillings of Passion, The Huge Møllars of Horst Nordfink...
- 1975, Rene Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Asterix and the Great Crossing (original French title: La Grande Traversée), page 41
- [original French text]
- Øbsen: Åh, te vøice enfin, Kerøsen! Espèce de fåinéånt, qu'Ødin te måudisse mille et mille føis!
- Åvånssen: C'est... C'est Øbsen le Terrifiånt, le chef de nøtre clån!
- [official English translation]
- Ødiuscømpårissen: Øh, there yøu åre åt låst, Herendethelessen! Yøu låzy blighter! By Ødin, where the Niflheim håve yøu been?
- Steptøånssen: It's... It's... Ødiuscømpårissen the Terrifying, the chief øf øur tribe!
- 1975, Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (movie)
- (humorous) Sometimes inserted in English or other languages in place of the o, for the purpose of imitating Scandinavian languages.
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter O): Óó Òò Ŏŏ Ôô Ốố Ồồ Ỗỗ Ổổ Ǒǒ Öö Ȫȫ Őő Õõ Ṍṍ Ṏṏ Ȭȭ Ȯȯ Ȱȱ Øø Ǿǿ Ǫǫ Ǭǭ Ōō Ṓṓ Ō̂ō̂ Ṑṑ Ỏỏ Ȍȍ Ȏȏ Ơơ Ớớ Ờờ Ỡỡ Ởở Ợợ Ọọ Ộộ Ɵɵ ⱺ ᴏ Ｏｏ Ꜵꜵ Œœ Ꝏꝏ Ꝍꝍ Ȣȣ
- (Letters using stroke sign): Ⱥⱥ Ƀƀ Ȼȼ Đđ Ɇɇ Ǥǥ Ħħ Ɨɨ Ɉɉ Ꝁꝁ Łł Øø Ᵽᵽ Ɍɍ Ŧŧ Ʉʉ Ɏɏ Ƶƶ Ꝥꝥ
Symbol
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ø
- (IPA) close-mid front rounded vowel
See also
- 2 (X-SAMPA equivalent)
Danish
Etymology 1
Analogical after the other names of vowel letters in the Roman alphabet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈøˀ]
Letter
ø (lower case, upper case Ø)
- The penultimate letter of the Danish alphabet.
Inflection
Declension of ø
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ø | ø'et | ø'er | ø'erne |
| genitive | ø's | ø'ets | ø'ers | ø'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 (Ǻ ǻ)
Ø (bogstav) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”), see å.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈøˀ]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -øːˀ
Noun
ø c (singular definite øen, plural indefinite øer)
- island
Inflection
Declension of ø
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ø | øen | øer | øerne |
| genitive | øs | øens | øers | øernes |
Derived terms
- halvø
- øgruppe
- udenøs
- udenøskommende
See also
- ø on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
References
- “ø,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /øː/
Letter
ø (upper case Ø)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Faroese alphabet, called ø and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, 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, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Noun
ø n (genitive singular øs, plural ø)
- name of the letter ø
Declension
| Declension of ø | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n4 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ø | øið | ø | øini |
| accusative | ø | øið | ø | øini |
| dative | ø, øi | ønum | øum | øunum |
| genitive | øs | øsins | øa | øanna |
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) bókstavur; a / fyrra a, á, be, de, edd, e, eff, ge, há, i / fyrra i, í / fyrra í, jodd, ká, ell, emm, enn, o, ó, pe, err, ess, te, u, ú, ve, seinna i, seinna í, seinna a, ø
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /øː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /øː/, /œ/
Audio (file)
Letter
ø (upper case Ø)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Southern Sami
Alternative forms
- (Sweden): ö
Letter
ø (upper case Ø)
- (Norway) The twenty-fourth letter of the Southern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ï ï, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, Y y, Æ æ, Ä ä, Ø ø, Ö ö, Å å