å

å as a preposition

å as a noun(en å)

å in a sentence

• Korv å mos
  Sausage 'n' mash
• Gå inte över ån efter vatten.
  Don’t cross the stream to get water.

Expressions

• å ena sidan ... å andra sidan
  on the one hand... on the other hand
• gå över ån efter vatten
  cross the stream to fetch water

Questions

Origin

From Old Swedish ā, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.

Nearby common words

å is number 1,127 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,123ingenstans anywhere, nowhere
• 1,124ren clean, pure
• 1,125match game, match
• 1,126rosa pink, rose
• 1,128innebära involve, mean
• 1,129nyss just now
• 1,130spara to save, to store for future use, to save; write to a disc
• 1,131pari par (value equalling the face value)