Æ

See also: æ, Ӕ, Ǽ, Ǣ, ᎪᎬ, Appendix:Variations of "a", Appendix:Variations of "e", ᵆ, and Appendix:Variations of "ae"

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English

Symbol

Æ (upper case, lower case æ, plural Æs or Æ's)

1. (chiefly dated or linguistics) A ligature of vowels A and E, called ash.

   Synonym: ash

2. (archaic) aevum; formerly used on gravestones to indicate the deceased's age at time of death

Usage notes

• Mostly used for words of either Ancient Greek or Latin origen, though also used when referencing Old English texts or using recently derived Old English loanwords.
• Uncommon in modern times mainly due to its absence in some typographical equipment.

See also

• Œ

Proper noun

Æ

1. The pseudonym of the Irish writer George William Russell.

Anagrams

• EA, Ea, ea, ea.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛː/, [ɛːˀ]

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The antepenultimate letter of the Danish alphabet.

Inflection

Declension of Æ

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Æ	Æ'et	Æ'er	Æ'erne
genitive	Æ's	Æ'ets	Æ'ers	Æ'ernes

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛa/
• Homophones: a, A, æ

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai/

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Norwegian

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The antepenultimate letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ/

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

1. uppercase version of æ, letter of the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) alphabet, listed in 24th and final position by Byrhtferð (1011); Called æsc (“ash tree”) after the Anglo-Saxon ᚫ rune

Swedish

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

1. Historical Swedish letter, now obsolete and rarely used, replaced by A, E and Ä.

See also

• Category:Swedish terms spelled with Æ
• Aͤ, aͤ
• Œ, œ