For the piece of land in Denmark, see Ø, Denmark. Ø is a piece of land in the valley of the Nørreå in the eastern part of Jutland, Denmark.
Not to be confused with slashed zero. The slashed zero looks just like a regular letter ' O ' or number ' 0 ' (zero but it has a slash through it
The "Ø" (minuscule: "ø"), is a vowel and a letter used in the Danish, Faeroese and Norwegian languages. In Phonetics, a vowel is a Sound in spoken Language, such as English ah! or oh!, pronounced with an open Vocal tract The Danish and Norwegian Alphabet is based upon the Latin alphabet and has consisted of the following 29 letters since 1917 (Norwegian and 1955 Faroese ( føroyskt ˈføːɹɪst or) often also spelled Faeroese (cf The Danish and Norwegian Alphabet is based upon the Latin alphabet and has consisted of the following 29 letters since 1917 (Norwegian and 1955 A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them
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Usage
- In modern Danish, Faroese, and Norwegian, the letter is a monophthongal close-mid front rounded vowel, the IPA symbol for which is also [ø]. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Faroese ( føroyskt ˈføːɹɪst or) often also spelled Faeroese (cf Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language A monophthong ( Greek μονόφθογγος "monophthongos" = single note) is a "pure" Vowel sound one whose articulation at The close-mid front rounded vowel is a type of Vowel sound used in some spoken Languages The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA is a system of phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet, devised by the International Phonetic To non-rhotic English speakers, the vowel it sounds most like is the vowel in "bird" or "hurt". English pronunciation is divided into two main accent groups the rhotic (ˈroʊtɪk and non-rhotic, depending on when the sound typically represented The open-mid central unrounded vowel is a type of Vowel sound used in some spoken Languages The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet Like so many vowels, it has slight variations of the quality called "light" (in Danish søster ("sister") pronounced like eu in French bleu) and "dark" (in Danish "mørke" ("darkness") pronounced similarly to i of English bird); compare light and dark a in English hat and far. (in[1])
- However, in the Suðuroy-dialect of Faroese short ø is pronounced [ʏ], e. Tvøroyri The biggest mountain Gluggarnir 610 mMountains 55 --> Suðuroy (literally South Island is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands g. børn [bʏdn] (children).
- The name of this letter is the same as the sound it represents. Speakers of languages which use the letter ø hold that it is not a ligature or a diacritical variant of the letter o (That is, emically they perceive it as a different letter entirely). A diacritic ( also called a diacritic or diacritical mark, point, or sign, is a small sign added to a letter to alter pronunciation Emic and etic are terms used by some in the Social sciences and the Behavioral sciences to refer to two different kinds of Data concerning human Though not its native name, among English-speaking typographers the symbol may be called a "slashed o" or "o with stroke".
- 'Ø' is equivalent to the vowel and letter 'Ö' in the Icelandic and Swedish alphabets and languages. O-Umlaut The glyph O with Umlaut appears in the German alphabet. History The modern Icelandic Alphabet has developed from a standard established in the 19th century by the Danish linguist Rasmus Rask primarily The Swedish Alphabet consists of the following 29 letters Upper Case A, B, C, D, E, F
In languages
- The Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Tatar, Finnish, Swedish, Icelandic, Rotuman, German, Estonian, and Hungarian alphabets use the letter "Ö" instead of Ø. The Turkish alphabet is a variant of the Latin alphabet used for writing the Turkish language, consisting of 29 letters a certain number of which ( Ç, In Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani alphabet may refer to either of two alphabets used to write the Azerbaijani language: one based on the Cyrillic alphabet The current official Turkmen alphabet as used in Turkmenistan is a modified Latin alphabet based on the Turkish alphabet, but with notable differences Two scripts are currently used for the Tatar language: Cyrillic and Latin. The Finnish alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet, and especially its Swedish extension The Swedish Alphabet consists of the following 29 letters Upper Case A, B, C, D, E, F History The modern Icelandic Alphabet has developed from a standard established in the 19th century by the Danish linguist Rasmus Rask primarily Rotuman, also referred to as Rotunan, Rutuman or Fäeag Rotuma, is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous people of the The German Alphabet consists of the same 26 letters as the modern Roman alphabet: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The Estonian alphabet is used for writing the Estonian language and is based on the Latin alphabet, with German influence The Hungarian alphabet is an extension of the Latin alphabet. O-Umlaut The glyph O with Umlaut appears in the German alphabet.
- In Danish (and Riksmål Norwegian) spelling, ø is also a word and means "island". Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other
- Ø is a place in Denmark. Ø is a piece of land in the valley of the Nørreå in the eastern part of Jutland, Denmark.
- The symbol "ø" is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate the sound of the Danish and Norwegian letter, the close-mid front rounded vowel. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA is a system of phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet, devised by the International Phonetic The close-mid front rounded vowel is a type of Vowel sound used in some spoken Languages The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
- Although it never appears elsewhere, the letter Ø-with-umlaut was used by the Øresund bridge company, as part of their logotype. The Oresund Bridge ( Danish Øresundsbroen, Swedish Öresundsbron, joint hybrid name Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail Since it did not exist in computer fonts, it was not used in text. The logotype now used has a normal Ø. Danish and Swedish national railways use it in pictograms marking trains crossing the Øresund (da)/Öresund (sv) Bridge between the nations. DSB, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner ( Danish State Railways) is the largest Danish train operating company and the largest in Scandinavia Statens Järnvägar, or Swedish State Railways originally Kungl A pictogram ( also spelled pictogramme) or pictograph is a Symbol representing a Concept, object, activity place or event The Oresund Bridge ( Danish Øresundsbroen, Swedish Öresundsbron, joint hybrid name Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail
- There are examples in typesetting of ø being confused with the Greek φ. Typesetting involves the presentation of textual material in graphic form on Paper or some other medium. The Greek alphabet (Ελληνικό αλφάβητο is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early Phi (uppercase Φ, lowercase φ or ϕ) pronounced in modern Greek and as in English is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
- The Cyrillic alphabet has "Ө" as the equivalent letter, which are used in the Cyrillic alphabets for Kazakh, Mongolian, Azerbaijani etc. The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by The Cyrillic letter Oe or Barred O (Ө ө is an O with a horizontal line through it The Kazakh alphabets are the alphabets used to write the Kazakh language. The classic vertical Mongolian script (ɣɣul bičig, cyrillic: Монгол бичиг Mongol bichig) was the first of many writing systems created In Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani alphabet may refer to either of two alphabets used to write the Azerbaijani language: one based on the Cyrillic alphabet
- In linguistics, the capital is used to refer to the linguistic zero. A zero, in Linguistics, is a constituent needed in an analysis but not realized in speech
History
There are two theories about the origin of the letter ø:
- That it arose as a version of the ligature Œ for a diphthong spelled "oe", with the horizontal line of the "e" written across the "o". In Phonetics, a diphthong (also gliding vowel) (from Greek grc δίφθογγος "diphthongos" literally "with two sounds" or "with
- That it arose in Anglo-Saxon England as an O and an I written in the same place, to represent a long close [ö] sound resulting from i-mutation of [ō]: compare Bede's Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon period spelling Coinualch for standard Cēnwealh (a man's name) (in a text in Latin). The History of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of Early medieval England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon In Linguistics, umlaut (from German um - "around"/"the other way" + Laut "sound" is a process whereby a Bede (ˈbiːd (also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or (from Latin Beda (beda (c Cenwealh (died 674? also Cenwalh or Coenwalh, was an Anglo-Saxon king traditionally counted as a King of Wessex. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Later the letter ø disappeared from Anglo-Saxon as the Anglo-Saxon sound [ø] changed to [ē], but by then use of the letter ø had spread from England to Scandinavia. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well
On computers
Danish keyboard with keys for Æ, Ø and Å.
On Norwegian keyboards the Æ and Ø trade places.
On Norwegian keyboards the Æ and Ø trade places.
- For computers, when using the ISO 8859-1 or Unicode sets, the codes for 'Ø' and 'ø' are respectively 216 and 248, or in hexadecimal D8 and F8. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. ISO 8859-1, more formally cited as ISO/IEC 8859-1 is part 1 of ISO/IEC 8859, a standard Character encoding of the Latin alphabet. In Computing, Unicode is an Industry standard allowing Computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world's In Mathematics and Computer science, hexadecimal (also base -, hexa, or hex) is a Numeral system with a
- In the TeX typesetting system, the letter is produced by \o
- On the Apple Macintosh operating system it can by typed by pressing the [Option] key then typing O or o, while using U. TeX (ˈtɛx as in Greek, often /ˈtɛk/ in English; written with a lowercase 'e' in imitation of the logo is a Typesetting system designed and mostly Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc S. keyboard.
- On Microsoft Windows, using the "United States-International" keyboard setting, it can be typed by holding down the [Alt-Gr] key and pressing "L". Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. It can also be typed under any keyboard setting by holding down the [Alt] key while typing 0216 or 0248 on the numeric keypad, provided the system uses code page 1252 as system default. A numeric keypad, or numpad for short is the small palm-sized seventeen key section of a Computer keyboard, usually on the very far right Code page is the traditional IBM term used to map a specific set of characters to numerical Code point values.
- The Unicode letter name is "Latin capital/small letter O with stroke". In Computing, Unicode is an Industry standard allowing Computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world's
- In HTML character entity references, needed in cases where the letter is not available by ordinary coding, the codes are Ø and ø. In the Markup languages SGML, HTML, XHTML and XML, a character entity reference is a reference to a particular kind of named
- In the X Window System environment, one can produce these characters by pressing Alt-Gr and o or O, or by pressing the Multi key followed with a slash and then o or O. On some Computer systems a compose key is a key which is designated to signal the Software to interpret the next keystrokes as a combination in order to produce a
- In some systems, such as older versions of MS-DOS, the letter Ø is not part of the default codepage. MS-DOS (short for M icro' s' oft D isk O perating S ystem is an Operating system commercialized by Microsoft. In Scandinavian codepages, Ø replaces the yen sign (¥) at 165, and ø replaces the ¢ sign at 162. In many national currencies, the cent is a monetary unit that equals 1/100 of the basic monetary unit
Mathematics
- The letter "Ø" is sometimes used in mathematics as a replacement for the symbol "∅" (Unicode character U+2205), referring to the empty set as established by Bourbaki. In Mathematics, and more specifically Set theory, the empty set is the unique set having no ( Zero) members Nicolas Bourbaki is the collective Pseudonym under which a group of (mainly French) 20th-century Mathematicians wrote a series of books presenting an exposition The "∅" symbol is always drawn as a slashed circle, whereas in most typefaces the letter "Ø" is a slashed ellipse. Circles are simple Shapes of Euclidean geometry consisting of those points in a plane which are at a constant Distance, called the In Mathematics, an ellipse (from the Greek ἔλλειψις literally absence) is a Conic section, the locus of points in a Virtually identical is the diameter sign (Unicode character U+2300). Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the
Music
- Zerøx is one of the first singles by Adam & the Ants, from their first lineup in 1979. It has since been lauded as one of their classics.
- ØØ Void is an album by the Seattle-based drone doom metal band Sunn O))). ØØ Void (referred to in interviews as Double-O Void) is the second album by Sunn O. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Sunn O (pronounced simply sun) is an American Drone metal band in its broadest sense however it incorporates elements of the Dark ambient, Black
- "Ø" is the name of a Finnish experimental Intelligent Dance Music artist, also known as Mika Vainio. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre name invented in the early 1990s by the creators of an American online mailing list Pan Sonic (originally called Panasonic) is a Finnish experimental Electronic music duo consisting of Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen
- American Christian Metalcore band UNDERØATH uses the "Ø" on some writings of their name, and as a logo to represent themselves. Christian metal is a form of Heavy metal music which as well as its many subgenres, contains Christian lyrics and themes Underoath (sometimes stylized as underOATH) is a Grammy -nominated Metalcore band from Tampa Florida, formed in 1998 They first used it in their fourth album,They're Only Chasing Safety. They're Only Chasing Safety is the fourth full-length album by Metalcore band Underoath. Their Live album,Survive Kaleidøscøpe, will be the first album to use it within the album title. Survive Kaleidoscope is the live CD/DVD from Christian Metalcore band Underoath.
- Bløf is a Dutch pop band. Bløf are a pop group from Middelburg, Zeeland, The Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
- Erlend Øye is a Norwegian guitarist and vocalist from Kings of Convenience and The Whitest Boy Alive. Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician from Bergen, best known for being part of the pop duo Kings of Convenience together with Eirik Glambek Bøe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Kings of Convenience is an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. The Whitest Boy Alive is a musical group based in Berlin. The band comprises singer/guitarist Erlend Øye, who is also a member of the band Kings of Convenience
- The Dø is a French Folk-Rock duet. The Dø is a French rock duo formed by Musician and Soundtrack Composer Dan Levy and French / Finnish singer This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music.
- The 1980s indie band The Bolshoi spelt their name Bølshøi (with one ø reversed for symmetry) on album covers. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The Bolshoi were a London -based music group prominent mostly in the mid-late 1980s
- Animated band Dethklok is also spelled "Dëthkløk" on some logos. Dethklok is both a virtual Death metal band and originally a band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse, created
- The British New Wave band Fashiøn always replaced the letter "O" with "Ø" on their records for both the band name and song titles. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Fashion (always spelled "Fashiøn" on their records were a British New Wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al 'Luke Sky' James, Alan Darby
- American band Freezepop has a song titled "Super Sprøde"
Other uses
The fallen Astivus is marked as dead in the Gladiator Mosaic. Not to be confused with the "Mosaic of the Gladiators" from the Villa Dar Buc Ammera near Leptis Magna.
- In engineering drawings, the symbol ⌀ (closely resembling Ø) preceding a dimension indicates a diameter. An engineering drawing is a type of Technical drawing, used to fully and clearly define requirements for engineered items and is usually created in accordance Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the
- In electrical and electronic engineering, the symbol Φ (Greek letter Phi) , which closely resembles Ø, is called "phase" and designates a phase of alternating current. Phi (uppercase Φ, lowercase φ or ϕ) pronounced in modern Greek and as in English is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet E. g. - AΦ, BΦ, and CΦ in three phase power or signal circuitry.
- In photography, the symbol ⌀ (closely resembling Ø) represents the lens diameter, i. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing e. a lens with a diameter of 82mm would be written on the lens as: ø 82mm
- As an abbreviation for Enhedslisten, a Danish political party
- The letter ∅ with two brackets symbolizing a double no set was used as the gang symbol for the Lords of Chaos, a self-styled teen militia. The Red-Green Alliance ( Enhedslisten lit Unity List) is a left-wing Political party in Denmark. A gang signal is a visual or verbal way gang members identify their affiliation The Lords of Chaos was a self-styled teen Militia formed on April 13 1996 in Fort Myers Florida. Ex. ( Ø )
- In Indonesian car number plates, the symbol ∅ (closely resembling Ø) is placed behind number of registration to distinguish it from number 0. Convention The conventions of vehicle License plate usage in Indonesia are a legacy of the Dutch colonial era and the V For example: B 2031 ∅T, which is registered in Jakarta. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia.
- The ø is used as the o in "The Wørd", a regular segment on The Colbert Report. The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/&mdashthe t is silent in "Colbert" is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American
- A similar symbol was used to mark the name of a gladiator who died in combat in Roman mosaics representing fights. Gladiators (gladiatores "swordsmen" or "one who uses a sword" from la ''gladius'' "sword" were professional fighters in Ancient Rome who fought
- In PHPMyAdmin the ø is used to substitute the "mean" or "average"
Footnotes
- ^ Faqs.org. Danish and Norwegian alphabet contains a recording of a person reciting the Danish alphabet. The Danish and Norwegian Alphabet is based upon the Latin alphabet and has consisted of the following 29 letters since 1917 (Norwegian and 1955
References
- Robert Bringhurst (2002). Robert Bringhurst (born October 16, 1946) is a Poet, Typographer and Author. The Elements of Typographic Style, pp. The Elements of Typographic Style is a book by Canadian Typographer, Poet and Translator Robert Bringhurst. 270, 284. For typographic reference to "slashed o".
See also
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