long a
See also: longa
English
Noun
long a (plural long a's)
- (phonics) The vowel sound in the words "game" and "cake", signified by the silent e; /eɪ/.
- (linguistics, especially Britain) The vowel sound in the English words bath and castle when pronounced with a open back unrounded vowel (/ɑː/); associated with southern England accents.
Synonyms
- (bath vowel): broad a
Antonyms
- (bath vowel): short a, flat a
Anagrams
- -gonal, Anglo, Anglo-, Golan, Logan, NALGO, along, anglo, anglo-, logan