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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-
- 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”)
- 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
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Compare German an-, Dutch aan-, English on-.
- o- (West Central Bavarian)
Pronunciation
Prefix
å-
- 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
Swedish
Etymology
From the obsolete preposition å (“on”).
Prefix
å-
- on
Derived terms