på

Alternative forms

• paa

Etymology

Rebracketing of older oppå, from Old Norse upp + á, compare English 'pon from upon. The preposition å (“on”) is still used in some Jutlandic dialects in the same sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰɔ̽], (at the end of a clause) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɔ̽ˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Preposition

på

1. on

   Synonym: (Jutlandic) å

Adverb

på

1. on

Alternative forms

• paa (the old spelling)

Etymology

Rebracketing of Old Norse upp á, compare English upon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poː/

Preposition

på

1. on

   Boken er på bordet ― The book is on the table

2. on, against, touching; hanging from or being attached to (a vertical surface)

   Eplet henger på den grenen. ― The apple is hanging on that branch.

   Skiltet på veggen. ― The sign on the wall.

3. on (a certain day)

   På julaften. ― On Christmas eve.

4. at (some abstract concepts)

   Jeg er på jobb. ― I am at work.

5. at (concerning time)

   På den tiden... ― At that time...

6. in (a language or dialect)

   Si det på norsk. ― Say it in Norwegian.

Adverb

på

1. (of machines, etc) turned on; functioning

Derived terms

References

• “på” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• paa (the old spelling)
• pao (some western dialects)

Etymology

Rebracketing of Old Norse upp á, compare English upon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poː/
• (Sognamål) IPA^(key): /paʊ/

Preposition

på

1. on (touching from above or touching, hanging from)

   Boka ligg på bordet

   The book is on the table

2. on, against, touching; hanging from or being attached to (a vertical surface)

   Eplet som heng på den greina

   The apple hanging on that branch

   Skiltet på veggen

   The sign on the wall

3. on (a certain day)

   på julaftan

   on Christmas Eve

4. at (some abstract concepts)

   på jobben

   at work

5. at (concerning time)

   på den tida

   at that time

6. in (islands and many towns that are not on the coast)

   på Island

   in Iceland

   på Hamar

   in Hamar

7. in (a language)

   på nynorsk

   in Nynorsk

8. in (part of the day, time of day)

   på ettermiddagen

   in the afternoon

Adverb

på

1. (of machines, etc) turned on; functioning

   Fjernsynet står på

   The television is on

Derived terms

References

• “på” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• paa

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk på and Russian по (po).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poː/

Preposition

på

1. on
2. in
3. to (direction)

   Davai på skip kom

   Come on, come to the ship

4. at
5. of (belonging)

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag