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• IPA^(key): /auː/
• Rhymes: -auː

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

á

1. regarding position or role
   1. denotes allative movement; on, onto, to, towards

      á vinstri/hægri hönd ― to/on the left/right-hand side

   2. denotes locative or superessive position; on, on top of

      Hann býr á bænum.

      He lives on the farm.

   3. with means of transportation
      1. on, onto; onboard

         stíga á skip ― board a ship (literally, “go onboard a ship”)

         fara á hestbak ― mount a horse (literally, “go onto horseback”)

      2. on, by; onboard

         vera á skipi ― be onboard a ship

         vera á hestbaki ― be on horseback

         ferðast á hestbaki ― travel on horseback

   4. with external bodyparts, in the definite; on (one's body); one's bodypart(s)

      fæturnir á mér ― my feet (literally, “the feet on me”)

      hárið á henni ― her hair (literally, “the hair on her”)

   5. with an external part of some whole
      1. transfer; on, onto

         Það þarf dyr á húsið.

         The house needs doors

         (literally, “It needs doors onto the house.”)

      2. position; on

         þakið á húsinu ― the roof of the house (literally, “the roof on the house”)

   6. with clothing/accessories
      1. denotes intended wearer; for

         Ertu að prjóna þessa peysu á sjálfa þig?

         Are you knitting that sweater for yourself?

      2. denotes wearer; into, on

         Synonym: í

         fara á ― put on, get into

         Hún fór á nýjan kjól.

         She put on a new dress

      3. denotes wearer; in

         Synonym: í

         fara á ― wear, be in

         vera á ― wear, be in

2. regarding time
   1. denotes place in time
      1. during, in

         á daginn ― during the day

      2. on a particular day of the week;
         1. the last or next; on; last, this (past)

            Ég var þar á mánudaginn.

            I was there (last/this/this past) Monday.

         2. not the last or next; on (a)

            Ég var þar á mánudeginum.

            I was there on a Monday.

   2. denotes repetition in time; in, during, at

      1. á morgnana/kvöldin/næturnar ― in/during the morning/evening/night

         á sumrin/haustin/veturna/vorin ― in/during summer/autumn/winter/spring

      2. á sumrum/vetrum/nóttinni ― summers/winters/in the night

         á haustum/vorum (archaic/obsolete) ― autumns/springs

         á jólunum ― at Christmas

   3. denotes distribution within a period; per, a

      1. tvisvar/þrisvar/... á dag ― two/three/... times a day

      2. tvisvar/þrisvar/... á ári/mánuði/klukkustund ― two/three/... times a year/month/hour

         laun á mánuði ― monthly wage

3. with a noun which may be unspecific or abstract
   1. denotes cost;

      Bókin er á þrjú þúsund krónur

      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   2. denotes distribution among individuals per, a

      Maturinn kostar tvö þúsund krónur á mann.

      The food costs two thousand krónur per person.

   3. about text in languages
      1. into

         Synonym: yfir á

         Antonym: frá

         Ég er búin að þýða öll þessi dæmi á ensku.

         I've translated all these examples into English.

      2. in

         Near-synonym: í

         Salka Valka er skrifuð á íslensku.

         Salka Valka is written in Icelandic.

      3. Template:in

fara á skrifstofuna hann er á skrifstofunni fara á fund vera á fundi vera á ferli fara á flot vera á floti fara á fætur vera á fótum virða e-ð á 4 milljónir króna bókin er á 3000 krónur þýða á annað mál Salka Valka er skrifuð á íslensku eitt epli á mann þ.e. handa hverjum