Editing Aarhus (section)

==Etymology==
Aarhus is a compound of the two [[Old Norse]] words; {{lang|non|ár}}, genitive of {{wikt-lang|non|á}} ("river", Modern Danish {{lang|da|å}}), and {{lang|non|oss}} ("mouth") referencing the city's location at the mouth of {{lang|da|Aarhus Å|italic=no}} ([[Aarhus River]]).<ref name="The Aarhus River">{{cite web |url=http://www.visitaarhus.dk/east-jutland/history/aarhus-aa |publisher=Visit Aarhus |title=The Aarhus River |access-date=26 June 2016 |language=da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509202942/http://www.visitaarhus.dk/east-jutland/history/aarhus-aa |archive-date=9 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitaarhus.com/ln-int/denmark/vikings/history-of-aarhus |publisher=Visit Aarhus |title=History of Aarhus |access-date=27 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423120100/http://www.visitaarhus.com/ln-int/denmark/vikings/history-of-aarhus |archive-date=23 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=dsd>{{cite web |url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Jylland/Jylland_-_byer/%C3%85rhus |title=Aarhus |publisher=[[Gyldendal]] |access-date=16 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref>

===Spelling===
In [[Valdemar's Census Book]] (1231) the city was called ''Arus'', and in Icelandic it was known as {{lang|is|Aros}}, later written as Aars.<ref name=Salmonsen>{{cite web |url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/1/0067.html |title=Salmonsens konversationsleksikon / Anden Udgave |page=53 |publisher=[[Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon|Salmonsen]] |access-date=16 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> The spelling "Aarhus" is first found in 1406 and gradually became the norm in the 17th&nbsp;century.<ref name=Salmonsen/> With the [[Å#Origin|Danish spelling reform of 1948]], "Aa" was changed to "Å". Some Danish cities resisted the change but Aarhus city council opted to change the name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aarhusportalen.dk/default.asp?Id=1881&AjrDcmntId=30979 |title=Det omstridte bolle-å |publisher=Aarhus portalen |access-date=16 July 2014 |language=da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808213323/http://www.aarhusportalen.dk/default.asp?Id=1881&AjrDcmntId=30979 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, the city council voted to change the name back from {{lang|da|Århus}} to {{lang|da|Aarhus}} again with effect from 1 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsn.dk/nyheder-og-arrangementer/aarhus-eller-aarhus/|title=Århus eller Aarhus?|website=dsn.dk|access-date=23 January 2023|language=da}}</ref>

It is still grammatically correct to write geographical names with the letter Å and local councils are allowed to use the Aa spelling as an alternative and most newspapers and public institutions will accept either. Some official authorities such as the [[Dansk Sprognævn|Danish Language Committee]], publisher of the [[Retskrivningsordbogen|Danish Orthographic Dictionary]], still retain {{lang|da|Århus}} as the main name, providing {{lang|da|Aarhus}} as a second option, in brackets<ref name=spelling>{{cite web |url=http://dsn.dk/nyt/nyheder/2011/aarhus-eller-aarhus |title=Århus eller Aarhus? |year=2011 |publisher=Danish Language Committee |language=da}}</ref> and some institutions are still using {{lang|da|Århus}} explicitly in their official name, such as the local newspaper {{lang|da|[[Århus Stiftstidende]]|italic=no}} and the schools {{lang|da|[[Århus Kunstakademi]]|italic=no}} and {{lang|da|[[Århus Statsgymnasium]]|italic=no}}. "Aa" was used by some major institutions between 1948 and 2011 as well, such as [[Aarhus University]] or the largest local sports club, {{lang|da|[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening]]|italic=no}} (AGF), which has never used the "Å" spelling.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://politiken.dk/kultur/art5488680/Borgmesters-attentat-p%C3%A5-bolle-%C3%A5-g%C3%A5r-verden-rundt |title=Borgmesters attentat på bolle-å går verden rundt |author=Anne-Bech Danielsen |newspaper=Politiken |language=da |date=20 March 2010| access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> Certain geographically affiliated names have been updated to reflect the name of the city, such as the Aarhus River, changed from {{lang|da|Århus Å}} to {{lang|da|Aarhus Å}}.<ref name="The Aarhus River"/>