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á.

The second letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

1 character1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

character[ˈauː][au]

  1. The second letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
noun[ˈauː][au]

  1. river

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse á (“river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Compare Danish å, Norwegian å, Swedish å.

prep[ˈauː][au]

  1. on

    Hvar eru lyklarnir? - Þeir eru á borðinu.

  2. in

    Ég bý á Íslandi.
    Hvað heitir þetta á íslensku?
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ (an), from Proto-Germanic *ana.

noun[ˈauː][au]

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Á/á.

    neuter
intj[ˈauː][au]

  1. ow! ouch!

    Á! Þetta var vont!
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.