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Translingual
editEtymology 1
editFrom the Etruscan letter 𐌀 (a), from the Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓃾.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
edit- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter A): Áá Àà Ââ Ǎǎ Ăă Ãã Ảả Ȧȧ Ạạ Ää Åå Ḁḁ Āā Ąą ᶏ Ⱥⱥ Ȁȁ Ấấ Ầầ Ẫẫ Ẩẩ Ậậ Ắắ Ằằ Ẵẵ Ẳẳ Ặặ Ǻǻ Ǡǡ Ǟǟ Ȁȁ Ȃȃ Ɑɑ ᴀ Ɐɐ ɒ Aa Ææ Ǽǽ Ǣǣ Ꜳꜳ Ꜵꜵ Ꜷꜷ Ꜹꜹ Ꜻꜻ
- Appendix:Variations of "a"
Symbol
editA
- Marks the first item in a list.
- A. Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.
- A hypothetical item or person designated the first, usually when there are more than one.
- Person A had 5 apples, and person B...
- Ten, especially used in bases above ten, such as duodecimal, hexadecimal, vigesimal and so on.
- Decimal 270 can be converted as duodecimal 1A6 or vigesimal DA.
- (computing) The variable was a byte with value A0, or 160 in decimal.
- A standard size of dry cell battery, slightly larger than AA.[1]
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, as A0, A1, A2, etc.[2]
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) An academic grade lower than A+ but greater than A-.
- (linguistics) A wildcard for an open vowel
- (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is upper-medium grade with low risk of default.
- (clothing) Bra cup size.
Related terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editThe abbreviation of a variety of terms.
Symbol
editA
- (chemistry, obsolete) Symbol for the element Argon, changed after 1956 to Ar.
- (chemistry, physics) Symbol for mass number (“nucleon number”). Abbreviation of English atomic mass number..
- (geometry) Area.
- (international standards) A category of vehicle licence under the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, referring to motorcycles.
Noun
editA
- (physics, International System of Units) Ampere, a unit of electrical current.
- (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for adenine in genetic code.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter symbol for alanine in proteins.
- Synonym: Ala
- (music) Alto.
Proper noun
editA
- (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.
Gallery
edit-
Uppercase and lowercase versions of A, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase A in Fraktur
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A in uncial script
See also
editOther representations of A:
Further reading
editReferences
edit- ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “A”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “A”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English and Old English upper case letter A and split of Middle English and Old English upper case letter Æ.
- The Old English letters A and Æ replaced the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters ᚪ (a, “āc”) and ᚫ (æ, “æsc”), derived from the Runic letter ᚫ (a, “Ansuz”), in the 7th century.
Alternative forms
edit- (Gregg shorthand versions Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, and Pre-Anniversary) · (“dot”)
Pronunciation
edit- (letter name)
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /eɪ̯/
Audio (US): (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /æɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
- The current pronunciation is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 15th century, was similar to that in other languages.
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a, plural As or A's)
- The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
- Apple starts with A.
- 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
- Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Number
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The ordinal number first, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
- Item A is "foods", item B is "drinks".
Etymology 2
edit- (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
- (blood type): From A antigen
Symbol
editA
- A rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters.
- We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.
- In the UK, the highest social grade is A – upper middle class.
- The only standard brassiere cup size smaller than the A cup is the AA cup.
- (education) The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
- I was so happy to get an A on that test.
- 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):
- Darcy's pretty sharp. She pulls A's.
- (music) The tone three notes above C in the cycle of fifths.[1][2]
- Orchestras traditionally tune to a concert A.
- (medicine) A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. People with this blood type may receive blood from type A or type O but cannot receive blood from AB or B.
- My blood type is A negative.
- (chemistry) Mass number.
- (logic) A universal affirmative suggestion.[1]
- (historical) Abbreviation of adulterer, adulteress, used as a human brand.
- 1966 July 30, Ralph McGill, “Today's students aim for humanistic values”, in Latrobe Bulletin, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, page 6:
- Hester Prynne, the historical character in The Scarlet Letter, was exposed and convicted by neighborhood gossip. [...] Gossip continues to brand some young ladies in small towns with this symbolic letter, but in our larger cities one rarely sees young ladies branded with an "A".
- Allele dominant.
- (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of A.M. (“ante meridiem”) or AM
Derived terms
editNoun
editA
- Ace. (including in card games)
- Acre.
- Adult; as used in film rating.
- Ammeter.
- (physics) Angstrom.
- Answer.
- (sports) An assist.
- (sexuality) Asexual.
- (UK, chiefly London) Arsehole.
- (weaponry) Atom.
- A-bomb
Synonyms
edit- (physics, angstrom): Å
Translations
editAdjective
editA
Derived terms
edit- (weaponry, atom): A-bomb
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “A”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
- ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “A”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.
Further reading
editAcehnese
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Acehnese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editAcheron
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Acheron alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAdzera
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Adzera alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAfar
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Afar alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editAfrikaans
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Noun
editAlbanian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case A, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAlekano
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Alekano alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAlemannic German
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Alemannic German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAleut
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAmaimon
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Amaimon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAmarasi
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Amarasi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAmbrak
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ambrak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Anal
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Anal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAngami
editLetter
editA
- The third letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAnkave
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ankave alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAnuki
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Anuki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAraki
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Araki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAromanian
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Aromanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editAshéninka Pajonal
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ashéninka Pajonal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAssiniboine
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Assiniboine alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAtsahuaca
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Atsahuaca alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAuhelawa
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Auhelawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAvokaya
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Avokaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAwara
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Awara alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editAzerbaijani
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBalanta-Kentohe
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Balanta-Kentohe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBarai
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Barai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBari
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Bari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBasque
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Basque alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editBavarian
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Bavarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBeja
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Beja alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBemba
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Bemba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBlagar
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBlin
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Blin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBrahui
editLetter
editA
- The thirty-second letter of the Brahui alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBreton
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Breton alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editBusa
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Busa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCatalan
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCentral Franconian
editEtymology
edit- /a/ is from Middle High German a in most closed syllables.
- /aː/ is from a before certain clusters, in most dialects also in open syllables; in southern Moselle Franconian from ou.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editA
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
edit- In the German-based spelling, long a is doubled to aa when the German cognate word has aa as well. Long a may or may not be doubled in the following cases:
- when it is followed by two or more consonants: Saach, (rarely) Sach;
- when the German cognate has two vowel letters: glaawe, glawe (German glauben);
- when the German cognate has a consonant lost or not present in Central Franconian: waade, wade (German warten);
- when the German cognate has a short vowel: baal, bal (German bald).
- In the Dutch-based spelling, long a is always doubled in closed syllables, always written simple in open syllables.
Chachi
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Chachi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editChamorro
editLetter
editA
- The second letter of the Chamorro alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editChechen
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a, Cyrillic А)
- The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCheyenne
editLetter
editA (upper case)
- The first letter of the Cheyenne alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editChinese
editEtymology 1
editFrom the hotkey in many video games associated with the command "attack".
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ei
- Wade–Giles: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
editA
See also
editEtymology 2
editInitialism of English available.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei1
- Guangdong Romanization: éi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
editA
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) single, open to a relationship
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom the letter A of the English pattern playing cards. Various names exist for this symbol in the spoken language.
- Mandarin jiān
- From 尖 (jiān, “tip”), because the letter A has an upward tip.
- Cantonese jin1
- Clipping of 煙士/烟士 (jin1 si6-2), from English ace.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jian
- Wade–Giles: chien1
- Yale: jyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
- Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin1
- Yale: yīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
editA
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
---|---|---|
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 尖兒, 叉, 老叉 |
Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尖子 |
Xuzhou | 老幺, 老帽兒, 尖子 | |
Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 尖子, 尖, 耶司 |
Guiyang | 尖, 尖尖, 帽 | |
Liuzhou | 煙洗, 煙 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 愛斯 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 煙士, 煙 |
Hong Kong | 煙士, 煙 | |
Taishan | 一士 | |
Wuzhou | 煙 | |
Yulin | 煙 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 尖 |
Pengze | 尖 | |
Lichuan | 尖子 | |
Pingxiang | 尖子, 尖 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 煙仔 |
Yudu | 尖子 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 尖子, 尖心 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 幺尖兒 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | A |
Shantou | 幺, 一 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 愛斯 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 愛斯 | |
Suzhou | A, 愛斯 |
Etymology 4
editPronunciation 1
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ei
- Wade–Giles: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei1
- Guangdong Romanization: éi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e
- Tâi-lô: e
- Phofsit Daibuun: ef
- IPA (Xiamen): /e⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ê5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ê
- Sinological IPA (key): /e⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Letter
editA
- The first letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: a
- Wade–Giles: a1
- Yale: ā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: a
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Letter
editA
- The first letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes
edit- The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
Chiwere
editLetter
editA (upper case)
- The first letter of the Chiwere alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editChoctaw
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Choctaw alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCh'orti'
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ch'orti' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCofán
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Cofán alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editComanche
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Comanche alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCorsican
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Corsican alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editCrimean Tatar
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCypriot Arabic
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editCzech
editLetter
editA
- A (the 1st letter in the Czech alphabet)
See also
editDagbani
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Dagbani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editDanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin script letters) bogstav; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå
Etymology 2
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editA n (singular definite A'et, plural indefinite A'er)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Inflection
editDinka
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editDomari
editLetter
editA
- The second letter of the Domari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editDutch
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editDuun
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Duun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Further reading
edit- Duungooma ABC (alphabet duun), page 2
Egyptian
editRomanization
editA
Elfdalian
editAlternative forms
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editEsan
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Esan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editEsperanto
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editEstonian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
See also
editEwe
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ewe alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editFaroese
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editFe'fe'
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Fe'fe' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editFijian
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editFinnish
editEtymology
editThe Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and A for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- (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
Noun
editA
- Abbreviation of approbatur.
- Alternative letter-case form of a (“A (musical note)”)
Symbol
editA
- (linguistics) Either the vowel a /ɑ/ or ä /æ/, depending on vowel harmony.
Usage notes
editUsed in linguistic descriptions in Finnish. For example, a Finnish grammar could use -mA to refer to the suffix -ma (in e.g. osuma) or -mä (in e.g. elämä).
Fon
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Fon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
edit- bombe A
- prouver par A plus B, prouver par A + B
See also
editFriulian
editLetter
editA (upper, lower a)
- The first letter of the Friulian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editFula
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Fula alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
editSee also
editGa
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editGagauz
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Gagauz alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editGalician
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Galician alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editGallo-Italic of Sicily
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Gallo-Italic of Sicily alphabet, written in the Latin script.
German
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNoun
editA n (strong, genitive A or As, plural A or As)
- A
- Von A bis Z. ― From A to Z.
- Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen. ― One who says A must also say B.
Declension
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editA
- Abbreviation of A-Dur.
- Abbreviation of Ampere.
- Abbreviation of Autobahn.
- Alternative form of Å (symbol for Ångström)
References
edit- “a, Buchstabe, Ton” in Duden online
- “a, a Moll, Ar” in Duden online
- “A” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Gilbertese
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Gilbertese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editGimi (Goroka)
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Gimi (Goroka) alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editGreenlandic
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editHaida
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Haida alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editHaitian Creole
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editHalkomelem
editLetter
editA
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Halkomelem alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editHausa
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script. followed by B.
See also
editHawaiian
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
edit- (letter name) ʻā
Pronunciation
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā), E e (Ē ē), I i (Ī ī), O o (Ō ō), U u (Ū ū), H h, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, W w, ʻ
Etymology 2
editNoun
editA
- Abbreviation of ʻākau (“north”).
References
edit- A₂ in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Hungarian
editPronunciation
edit- (letter or phoneme itself): IPA(key): [ɒː][1]
- (identifier or musical note): IPA(key): [ˈaː] (in the names of major scales; see also a)
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 280
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Hunsrik alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editHupa
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editIcelandic
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
editA n
- Abbreviation of austur (“east”).
See also
editIdo
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editIgbo
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editInari Sami
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editIndonesian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editIngrian
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ingrian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editInterlingua
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Interlingua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editInupiaq
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editIrish
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
- (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
- (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ
Italian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editJarai
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editJuǀ'hoan
editLetter
editA
- The ninety-sixth letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKabyle
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kabyle alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKaingang
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Kaingang alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKakabai
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Kakabai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKalo Finnish Romani
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]
See also
editReferences
editKankanaey
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tagalog A. Pronunciation is influenced by English A.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called ey and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) letra; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
References
editKanuri
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Kanuri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKarakalpak
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Karakalpak alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editKarelian
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Karelian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKari'na
editLetter
editA
- A letter of the Kari'na alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKashaya
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKashubian
editEtymology
editThe Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and A for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kashubian alphabet, called A and written in the Latin script.
See also
editKawésqar
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Kawésqar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKhakas
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKikuyu
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKobon
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Kobon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKrio
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Krio alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editKwak'wala
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editLakota
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editLatgalian
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latgalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editLatin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aː/, [äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/, [äː]
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- (sometimes with littera) The first letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
edit- In compound words, long ā remains unchanged: lābor, dēlābor; āctus, perāctus. In an internal syllable, short ă is changed by vowel reduction into short ĭ in open syllables and before /ng/, or short ĕ in closed ones and before /r/ and /l/: faciō, perficiō, perfectus; tangō, contingō; parō, imperō. It remains unchanged in cases in which the word was coined later on or levelled through analogy: amō, adamō; patiēns, impatiēns; tractō, dētrectō, later dētractō.
Descendants
edit- Norwegian Bokmål: A
See also
editReferences
edit- A in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- and in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Latvian
editEtymology
editProposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editLingala
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editLithuanian
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editLivonian
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editLou
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Lou alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editLower Sorbian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editLuxembourgish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). The phonetic development in Luxembourgish is regular: Old High German -ou- becomes -ā-; intervocalic -g- is lost; word-final short vowels are apocopated.
Noun
editA n (plural Aen)
- eye
- Ech hunn eppes am A.
- I have something in my eye.
Etymology 3
editFrom Middle High German ouwe, from Old High German ouwa, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognate with German Aue, English eyot, Icelandic ey, Danish ø, Swedish ö.
Noun
editA f (plural Aen)
- (only used in place names) floodplain, meadow
Malagasy
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Malagasy alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMalay
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMaltese
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMampruli
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Mampruli alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMankanya
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mankanya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editManx
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Manx alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMaori
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMapudungun
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mapudungun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMarba
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMarshallese
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marshallese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editMaskelynes
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maskelynes alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMassachusett
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Massachusett alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMayoyao Ifugao
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Mayoyao Ifugao alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMecayapan Nahuatl
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Mecayapan Nahuatl alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMohawk
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mohawk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMoore
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Moore alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMuinane
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Muinane alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMuong
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Muong alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNauruan
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Nauruan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editNavajo
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Navajo alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editNisga'a
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Nisga'a alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNoon
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Noon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNootka
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Nootka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNorthern Kurdish
editLetter
editA (lowercase a)
- The first letter of the Northern Kurdish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editNorthern Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Northern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latin A, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 representing the head of an ox.
Pronunciation
edit- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɑː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/, /ɑː/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: A
- Homophones: a, à, A-, a-, ah
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå
Noun
editA m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-er, definite plural A-ene)
- the letter A
- (horology) symbol for avance
- (physics) symbol for ampere
- (physics) symbol for massetall (“nucleon number”)
Anagrams
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNoun
editA m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-ar, definite plural A-ane)
- letter A
Nuer
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Nuer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNupe
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editOccitan
editLetter
editA (lowercase a)
- The first letter of the Occitan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editOkanagan
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Okanagan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editO'odham
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the O'odham alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Alvarez Spelling) See Template:list:Latin script letters/ood.
Paraguayan Guaraní
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Paraguayan Guaraní alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editPlautdietsch
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Plautdietsch alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
editPlautdietsch has no standard orthography but this is by far the most widely used alphabet.
See also
editPolish
editEtymology
editThe Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and A for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Polish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editPortuguese
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun
editA m (plural As)
- Alternative form of á
Q'eqchi
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Q'eqchi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editRohingya
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Rohingya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editRomani
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editRomanian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editRonga
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ronga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editRotokas
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Rotokas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editRotuman
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Rotuman alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editSaafi-Saafi
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Saafi-Saafi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSaanich
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSamoan
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Samoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSamogitian
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Samogitian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSango
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Sango alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editScots
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɔː/
- (Northern Scots, Northern Isles) IPA(key): /aː/
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Scots alphabet, called aw and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) 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, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Ȝ ȝ
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle English a, an unstressed form of I, itself a reduced form of ik, ic, from Old English ic, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editA
- I (first-person singular pronoun)
See also
editpersonal pronoun | possessive pronoun |
possessive determiner | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
subjective | objective | reflexive | |||||
first person | singular | A, I, Ik | me | mysel | mine, mines | mine, my | |
plural | we | us, we | oorsel, oorsels | oors | our | ||
second person | singular | standard (formal) | ye you, yow |
ye you, yow |
yersel yoursel |
yers yours |
yer your |
Insular (informal) | thoo | thee | thysel, theesel | thines | thy, thee, thees | ||
plural | ye, yese you, youse |
ye, yese you, youse theer |
yesels yoursels |
yers yours |
yer your | ||
third person | singular | masculine | he, e | him, im | himsel, hissel | his, is | his, is |
feminine | scho, she, shu | her, er | hersel | hers | her, er | ||
neuter | it hit |
it hit |
itsel hitsel |
its hits |
its hits | ||
genderless, nonspecific (formal) |
ane | ane | – | – | ane's | ||
plural | thay | thaim | thaimsel, thaimsels | thairs | thair |
References
edit- “A, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 20 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- “A, pers. pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 20 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
Scottish Gaelic
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is followed by b. Its traditional name is ailm (“elm”).
See also
editSerbo-Croatian
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editSerer
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Serer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSeri
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Seri alphabet, called ha and written in the Latin script.
See also
editReferences
edit- Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom, 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 37.
Shilluk
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Shilluk alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editShona
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Shona alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editSilesian
editEtymology
editThe Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and A for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editSkolt Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editSlovak
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
Further reading
edit- “A”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
editEtymology
editFrom Gay's Latin alphabet A, from Czech alphabet A, from the Etruscan letter 𐌀 (a), from the Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓃾.
Pronunciation
edit- (phoneme, tonal variety): IPA(key): /áː/, /àː/, /ʌ́/, /a/, [â], [ǎ]
- (phoneme, non-tonal variety): IPA(key): /aː/, /a/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /àː/, /áː/
Audio (letter name, non-tonal): (file) - Rhymes: -aː
- Homophone: a
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.
Noun
editĀ m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter A / a.
Inflection
edit- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | Ā | ||
gen. sing. | Ā-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Ā | Ā-ja | Ā-ji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Ā-ja | Ā-jev | Ā-jev |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Ā-ju | Ā-jema | Ā-jem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Ā | Ā-ja | Ā-je |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Ā-ju | Ā-jih | Ā-jih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Ā-jem | Ā-jema | Ā-ji |
- More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings | |||
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nom. sing. | Ā | ||
gen. sing. | Ā | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | Ā | Ā | Ā |
accusative | Ā | Ā | Ā |
genitive | Ā | Ā | Ā |
dative | Ā | Ā | Ā |
locative | Ā | Ā | Ā |
instrumental | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
- Ä
- Á
Further reading
edit- “A”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Somali
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The twenty-third letter of the Somali alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
edit- The twenty-third letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by Y and followed by E.
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editSouthern Sami
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Southern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editSpanish
editEtymology 1
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editEtymology 2
editAbbreviation of alfil.
Noun
editA m (uncountable)
- (chess) bishop
- 1997, Anatoly Karpov, EL AJEDREZ. Aprender y progresar, page 24:
- 19. Ac4xd5, Ab7xd5
- 19. Bc4xd5, Bb7xd5
- 1998, Benito López Esnaola, Ajedrez a la ciega, page 87:
- Tae1, Ae6
- Rae1, Be6
- 2006, Antonio Lopez Manzano, Joan Segura Vila, “Los Errores en la Apertura. Las celadas.”, in Iniciación al ajedrez, volume 59, page 79:
- Veamos un ejemplo: 1. e4, e5; 2. Cf3, Cc6; 3. Ac4, Cd4?
- Let's look at an example: 1. e4, e5; 2. Nf3, Nc6; 3. Bc4, Nd4?
Squamish
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Squamish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editSwedish
editLetter
edit- The first letter of the Swedish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editSymbol
editA
- (SAB) books and libraries
- (zoning, dated) allmänt ändamål (“public purpose”); all operations with a public body as principal
- Holonym: detaljplan
Adjective
editA
- indication of being of a higher rank, successful
- Antonym: B
Derived terms
editNoun
editA
- (2011–) the highest grade in the current grade system
- (1897–1962) the highest grade in the older grade system
- (1820–1897) the highest grade in the oldest grade system
- Synonym: berömlig insikt
- Coordinate terms: A, B, C, D
Tagalog
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Spanish A. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English A.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜀ (a).
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish A.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: A
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔)
- The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called ey and written in the Latin script.
Letter
editA (upper case, lower case a, Baybayin spelling ᜀ)
- The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called a and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) titik; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔa/ [ʔɐ]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: A
Noun
editA (Baybayin spelling ᜀ) (obsolete)
Further reading
edit- “A”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[3] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[4], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 458: “Padre) A) vſa le poco y cõ algunos nõbres, vt. a Maria, padre đ Maria, ada Lamba, padre đ Lamba”
Tahitian
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tahitian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editTatar
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- the 1st letter of Jaꞑalif
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editTày
editPronunciation
edit- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ʔaː˦˥]
Letter
editA
- The first letter of the Tày alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editTetum
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Tetum alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editTigon Mbembe
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tigon Mbembe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editTlingit
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editTongan
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tongan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editTonkawa
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tonkawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editTuareg
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editTundra Nenets
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editTurkish
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Turkish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editTurkmen
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editTyap
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Tyap alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editUbykh
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Ubykh alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editUdihe
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Udihe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editUpper Sorbian
editLetter
editA (lower case a, upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Upper Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editUzbek
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editVenda
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Venda alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editVeps
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Veps alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editVietnamese
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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edit- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Interjection
editA!
- hah!
Vilamovian
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Vilamovian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editVolapük
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Volapük alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editVõro
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Võro alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editVotic
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Votic alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editWakhi
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editWalloon
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Walloon alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editWelsh
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script. It is followed by B.
See also
editMutation
edit- A cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word afal (“apple”):
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
afal | unchanged | unchanged | hafal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “A”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the West Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editWinnebago
editLetter
editA (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Winnebago alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editXârâcùù
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Xârâcùù alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editXhosa
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Xhosa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editYámana
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Yámana alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editYele
editLetter
editA
- The second letter of the Yele alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editYoruba
editPronunciation
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
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editZarma
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Zarma alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editZazaki
editLetter
editA
- The first letter of the Zazaki alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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editZulu
editLetter
editA (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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