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Translingual
Symbol
ä
- (IPA) Sometimes used to transcribe an open central unrounded vowel, as ⟨a⟩ is officially an open front vowel.
- (UPA) An open front unrounded vowel (IPA [æ]).
- (superscript ⟨ᵃ̈⟩, UPA) an extremely short or fleeting ä.
- (actuarial notation) Annuity-due.
- än̅| ― n-year annuity-due
- äx:n̅| ― n-year annuity-due to a person currently age x
- äx ― life annuity-due to a person currently age x
- ― k-year deferred life annuity-due to a person currently age x, compounded m-thly
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English
Symbol
ä
- (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the PALM vowel
Arin
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Assan aj.
Pronoun
ä
- I (first-person singular subjective)
Synonyms
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Dinka
Pronunciation
Letter
ä (upper case Ä)
- A letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Elfdalian
Noun
ä f
Inflection
Estonian
Etymology
See Ä.
Pronunciation
Letter
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ää and written in the Latin script.
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Finnish
Etymology
See Ä.
Pronunciation
Letter
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called ää and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
In case of technical restrictions, ä should be represented by a (not ae, as in German).
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German
Noun
ä n (strong, genitive ä or äs, plural ä or äs)
- alternative form of Ä
Declension
Declension of ä [neuter, strong]
Further reading
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Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
ä (upper case Ä)
- The third letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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North Frisian
Pronunciation
Letter
ä (lower case, upper case Ä)
- (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring) A letter of the North Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- In Föhr-Amrum Frisian, single ⟨ä⟩ occurs only in word-final position. Elsewhere, [ɛ] is represented by ⟨e⟩.
- Mooring Frisian uses ⟨ä⟩ for any [ɛ], the single letter ⟨e⟩ being reserved for the reduced vowel [ə], [ɐ].
- Sylt Frisian does not use ⟨ä⟩ at all. Long [ɛː] occurs only before ⟨r⟩ in this dialect and is represented by ⟨ē, ai, ia⟩.
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Slovene
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