å-

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Bavarian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab. Compare German ab-, Dutch af-, English off-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

å-

  1. Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off, away.
    ‎å- + ‎foan (“to drive”) → ‎åfoan (“to depart, drive away”)
    ‎å- + ‎wischn (“to wipe”) → ‎åwischn (“to wipe off”)
    ‎å- + ‎bstön (“to order”) → ‎åbstön (“to cancel an order, to unsubscribe”)
  2. Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, spatial or numeral, down.
    ‎å- + ‎tauchn (“to dive”) → ‎åtauchn (“to dive down, submerge”)
    ‎å- + ‎nehma (“to take”) → ‎ånehma (“to decrease, shed”)
Derived terms
Bavarian terms prefixed with å-

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Compare German an-, Dutch aan-, English on-.

Alternative forms

  • o- (West Central Bavarian)

Pronunciation

Prefix

å-

  1. Separable verb prefix that indicates a direction, goal, destination and a contact made therein.
    ‎å- + ‎schraufn (“to screw”) → ‎åschraufn (“to screw on”)
    ‎å- + ‎greifn (“to grab, seize”) → ‎ågreifn (“to touch, handle”)
    ‎å- + ‎brenna (“to burn”) → ‎åbrenna (“to scorch”)
Derived terms
Bavarian terms prefixed with å-

Swedish

Etymology

From the obsolete preposition å (“on”).

Prefix

å-

  1. on

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with å-
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