# ö

| ö | U+00F6, &#246; LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS |
| Composition: | o [U+006F] + ◌̈ [U+0308] |
| ← õ [U+00F5] | Latin-1 Supplement | ÷ → [U+00F7] |

## Translingual
### Symbol

ö
* (NAPA, UPA) a front mid rounded vowel (IPA [ø]).
* (superscript ⟨ᵒ̈⟩, UPA) an extremely short or fleeting ö.

## English
### Symbol

ö
* (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the THOUGHT vowel
    Synonyms: ô, ȯ
* (in words like coöperate) – see ◌̈

## Azerbaijani
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /œ/

### Letter

ö lower case (upper case Ö)
* The twenty-second letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

## Danish
### Letter

ö (upper case Ö)
* (obsolete) A letter of the Danish alphabet

#### Usage notes

Merged with ø, thus for example kjöbe (attested at least until ca. 1900) -> købe.

### 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

## Dinka
### Pronunciation

IPA: /o̤/

### Letter

ö (upper case Ö)
* A letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Estonian
### Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)
* The twenty-ninth letter of the Estonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

## Finnish
### Etymology

See Ö.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈøː/, [ˈø̞ː] (letter name)
* Audio: öö, hölynpöly, öö:(file)
* Rhymes: -øː

### Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)
* The twenty-eighth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called öö and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

In case of technical restrictions, ö should be represented by o (not oe, as in German).

#### Derived terms

* ö-mappi

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: [ˈø]
* (letter name): IPA: [ˈø]

### Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)
* The twenty-sixth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ö and written in the Latin script.

#### Declension
### See also

* (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

### Further reading

* ö in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /œː/

### Letter

ö (upper case Ö)
* The thirty-second letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, 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

## Kobon
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ə/

### Letter

ö (upper case Ö)
* A letter of the Kobon alphabet.

## North Frisian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [œ] (short vowel)
* IPA: [øː] (long vowel, spelt öö)

### Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)
* A letter of the North Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (North Frisian letters): a, ä, å, ā, b, c, d, đ, e, ē, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, w (q, x, y, z)

## Romani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ø/

### Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)
* (International Standard) The letter o with the umlaut.

#### Usage notes

* Rarely used in Hungarian loanwords in Romani.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

### References

* ↑ Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “ö”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 17

## Swedish
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* œ, oͤ (archaic)
* ō (handwriting)

#### Pronunciation

* (letter name)
** IPA: /øː/
** Audio:(file)
** Rhymes: -øː
* (phoneme) IPA: /øː/, /œ/

#### Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)
* The last letter of the Swedish alphabet, pronounced /øː/ when long, /œ/ when short, [œ̞ː] when long and before r, and [œ̞] when short and before r.
    Det är två ön i "Höör".There are two ö in "Höör".

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Swedish å (“stream”).

#### Alternative forms

* oͤ, oͤoͤ (archaic)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /øː/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -øː

#### Noun

ö c
* island, isle (piece of land surrounded by water)
    Gotland är den största ön i Östersjön.Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea.
** 1943 [1851], Herman Melville, translated by Hugo Hultenberg, Moby Dick eller Den vita valen, translation of Moby-Dick:De innehåller hela arkipelager av romantiska öar liksom de polynesiska farvattnen.[original: They contain round archipelagoes of romantic isles, even as the Polynesian waters do;]

##### Derived terms

* halvö (“peninsula”)
* ögrupp (“archipelago”)

##### See also

* holme (“holme”)
* kobbe
* skär (“skerry”)

### References

* ö in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* ö in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* ö in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /œː/

### Letter

ö (lower case, upper case Ö)
* The nineteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ö and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) harf; A a (Â â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Î î), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

### Noun

ö
* The name of the Latin-script letter Ö/ö.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze

## Turkmen
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /ø/, /øː/

### Letter

ö (upper case Ö)
* The nineteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ö and written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *üje.

### Noun

ö
* night

#### Derived terms

* öine
* keskö
* pol'ö
* südäinö
* öbok
* ölipikaine
* öläpäk
* öpu
* ösija
* ösoba

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ночь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Walloon
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ̃/

### Letter

ö (upper case Ö)
* A letter of the Walloon alphabet, written in the Latin script..

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /ˈoː/, /ˌɔ/

### Letter

ö (upper case Ö)
* The letter O, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.

## Xavante
### Alternative forms

* â (Protestant spelling)

### Etymology

From Proto-Central Jê *kə (“flowing water”).

### Pronunciation

* (modern) IPA: [ʔə]
* (1800s) IPA: [kə]

### Noun

ö (utterance-medial variant: öi)
* water (flowing)

### References

* ↑ Fernando Orphão de Carvalho, Gean Nunes Damulakis, The Structure of Akroá and Xakriabá and their relation to Xavante and Xerente: A contribution to the historical linguistics of the Jê languages (2015), citing for the older forms Martius, Beiträge zur Ethnographie und Sprachenkunde Brasiliens (1867; citing Pohl) and Ehrenreich (1895)