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Translingual
Etymology 1
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
- IPA(key): /a/ (most languages)
Letter
A
- The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
- (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
A
- 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
- Arabic ا (a, “alif”)
- Coptic Ⲁ (a, “alfa”)
- Cyrillic А (A)
- Devanāgari अ (a, “aksara”)
- Greek Α (A, “Alpha”)
- Hebrew א (a, “aleph”)
- Phoenician 𐤀
- Syriac ܐ (a, “alaph”)
See also
- (previous) 9, (next) B
Etymology 2
The abbreviation of a variety of terms.
Symbol
A
- (chemistry, obsolete) Symbol for the element Argon, changed after 1956 to Ar.
- (chemistry, physics) Symbol for mass number (“nucleon number”). Abbreviation of Englishatomic mass number..
- (geometry) Area.
- (international standards) A category of vehicle licence under the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, referring to motorcycles.
Noun
A
- (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 abbreviation for alanine in proteins.
- (music) Alto.
Proper noun
A
- (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.
Gallery
- Letter styles
- Uppercase and lowercase versions of A, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase A in Fraktur
- A in uncial script
See also
Other representations of A:
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Further reading
A on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- 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
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Etymology 1
From 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
- (Gregg shorthand versions Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, and Pre-Anniversary) · (“dot”)
Pronunciation
- (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
A (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.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 3, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- 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
See A/derived terms § A.
Related terms
- A-frame
- ABC, A.B.C.
- A to Z
See also
- (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
A (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
- (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
- (blood type): From A antigen
Symbol
A
- 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.
- (music) A tone three fifths above C in the cycle of fifths; the sixth tone of the C major scale; the first note of the minor scale of A minor; the reference tone that occurs at exactly 440 Hz; the printed or written note A; the scale with A as its keynote.[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".
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- Allele dominant.
- (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of A.M. (“ante meridiem”) or AM
Derived terms
See A/derived terms § English.
Noun
A
- Ace. (including in card games)
- Acre.
- Adult; as used in film rating.
- Ammeter.
- (physics) Angstrom.
- Answer.
- (sports) An assist.
- (sexuality) Asexual.
- (UK, London) Arsehole.
- (weaponry) Atom.
- A-bomb
Synonyms
- (physics, angstrom): Å
Translations
Adjective
A
- (weaponry) Atom; atomic.
Derived terms
See A/derived terms § English.
References
- 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.
Acehnese
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Acehnese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ace.
Acheron
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Acheron alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/acz.
Adzera
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Adzera alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/adz.
Afar
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Afar alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/aa.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɑː/
Audio (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
A (plural A's, diminutive A'tjie)
- A
Albanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /a/, /ɑ/
Letter
A (upper case A, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Alekano
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Alekano alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gah.
Alemannic German
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Alemannic German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gsw.
Aleut
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ale.
Amaimon
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Amaimon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ali.
Amarasi
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Amarasi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/aaz.
Ambrak
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ambrak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Anal
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Anal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/anm.
Angami
Letter
A
- The third letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/njm.
Ankave
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ankave alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/aak.
Anuki
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Anuki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/aui.
Araki
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Araki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/akr.
Aromanian
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Aromanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/rup.
Ashéninka Pajonal
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ashéninka Pajonal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/cjo.
Assiniboine
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Assiniboine alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/asb.
Atsahuaca
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Atsahuaca alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/atc.
Auhelawa
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Auhelawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kud.
Avokaya
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Avokaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/avu.
Awara
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Awara alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/awx.
Azerbaijani
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Balanta-Kentohe
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Balanta-Kentohe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ble.
Barai
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Barai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/bbb.
Bari
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Bari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/bfa.
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/, [a]
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Basque alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Bavarian
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Bavarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/bar.
Beja
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Beja alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/bej.
Bemba
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Bemba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/bem.
Blagar
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/beu.
Blin
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Blin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/byn.
Brahui
Letter
A
- The thirty-second letter of the Brahui alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/brh.
Breton
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Breton alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/br.
Busa
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Busa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/bqp.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈa/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) alfabet català; Aa, Bb, Cc, (Çç), Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, (L·Ll·l), Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Central Franconian
Etymology
- /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
- IPA(key): (short) /a/, (long) /aː/
Letter
A
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
- 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.
Ch'orti'
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ch'orti' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/caa.
Chachi
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Chachi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/cbi.
Chamorro
Letter
A
- The second letter of the Chamorro alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ch.
Chechen
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a, Cyrillic А)
- The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ce.
Cheyenne
Letter
A (upper case)
- The first letter of the Cheyenne alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/chy.
Chinese
Etymology 1
From the hotkey in many video games associated with the command "attack".
Pronunciation
Verb
A
- (slang, neologism) to attack; to assault
- (slang, neologism) to pursue romantically
See also
- 平A
- 對A/对A
Etymology 2
Initialism of English available.
Pronunciation
Adjective
A
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) single, open to a relationship
Derived terms
See A/derived terms § Chinese.
Etymology 3
From 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
Noun
A
- (card games) ace (Classifier: 隻/只; 張/张)
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Mandarin | Beijing | 尖兒, 叉, 老叉 |
Xi'an | 尖子 | |
Wuhan | 尖子, 尖, 耶司 | |
Guiyang | 尖, 尖尖, 帽 | |
Liuzhou | 煙洗, 煙 | |
Xuzhou | 老幺, 老帽兒, 尖子 | |
Nanjing | 愛斯 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 煙士, 煙 |
Hong Kong | 煙士, 煙 | |
Taishan | 一士 | |
Wuzhou | 煙 | |
Yulin | 煙 | |
Gan | 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 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | A |
Shantou | 幺, 一 | |
Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 愛斯 |
Suzhou | A, 愛斯 |
Pronunciation 1
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter
A
- The first letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes
- The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
Chiwere
Letter
A (upper case)
- The first letter of the Chiwere alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/iow.
Choctaw
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Choctaw alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/cho.
Cofán
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Cofán alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/con.
Comanche
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Comanche alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/com.
Comox
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Comox alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/coo.
Corsican
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Corsican alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/co.
Crimean Tatar
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/crh.
Cypriot Arabic
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/acy.
Czech
Letter
A
- A (the 1st letter in the Czech alphabet)
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/cs.
Dagbani
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Dagbani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/dag.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æː/, [ˈæːˀ]
- Rhymes: -æː
Audio (Copenhagen) (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
Alternative forms
- a
Noun
A n (singular definite A'et, plural indefinite A'er)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Inflection
gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | A | A'et | A'er | A'erne |
genitive | A's | A'ets | A'ers | A'ernes |
Dinka
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/din.
Domari
Letter
A
- The second letter of the Domari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/rmt.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː/
Audio (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
Duun
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Duun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Further reading
- Duungooma ABC (alphabet duun), page 2
Egyptian
Romanization
A
- Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣ.
Elfdalian
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ovd.
Esan
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Esan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ish.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /a/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/
Audio (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) litero; Aa, Bb, Cc, Ĉĉ, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ĝĝ, Hh, Ĥĥ, Ii, Jj, Ĵĵ, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Ŝŝ, Tt, Uu, Ŭŭ, Vv, Zz
Estonian
![](Images/wiktionary/Latin_letter_A.svg.png.webp)
Etymology
From 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
- (letter name, aa): IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ˈɑ/, [ˈɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑ
- Hyphenation: A
- Homophone: a
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) täht; 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, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Noun
A (genitive A, partitive Ad)
- the letter A (the first letter of the Estonian alphabet) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (physics) symbol for amper (“ampere”)
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References
- A in Sõnaveeb
- A in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- A in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
Anagrams
- a
Ewe
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ewe alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ee.
Faroese
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) bókstavur; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, Yy, Ýý, Ææ, Øø
Fe'fe'
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Fe'fe' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/fmp.
Fijian
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/fj.
Finnish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
A
- Abbreviation of approbatur.
Symbol
A
- (linguistics) Either the vowel a /ɑ/ or ä /æ/, depending on vowel harmony.
Usage notes
Used 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
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Fon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/fon.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
See A/derived terms § French.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/fr.
Friulian
Letter
A (upper, lower a)
- The first letter of the Friulian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/fur.
Fula
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Fula alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Ga
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gaa.
Gagauz
Letter
A (lower case A)
- The first letter of the Gagauz alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gag.
Galibi Carib
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Galibi Carib alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/car.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aː
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/de.
Noun
A 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
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | A | die | A, As |
genitive | eines | des | A, As | der | A, As |
dative | einem | dem | A | den | A, As |
accusative | ein | das | A | die | A, As |
Related terms
- das A und O
- von A bis Z
- von A nach B
- wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen
Noun
A
- Abbreviation of A-Dur.
- Abbreviation of Ampere.
- Abbreviation of Autobahn.
- Alternative form of Å (symbol for Ångström)
References
- “a, Buchstabe, Ton” in Duden online
- “a, a Moll, Ar” in Duden online
- “A” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Gilbertese
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Gilbertese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gil.
Gimi (Goroka)
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Gimi (Goroka) alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gim.
Greenlandic
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kl.
Haida
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Haida alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/hai.
Haitian Creole
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ht.
Halkomelem
Letter
A
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Halkomelem alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/hur.
Hausa
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script. followed by B.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ha.
Hawaiian
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/haw.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (letter or phoneme itself): IPA(key): [ˈɒː][1]
- (identifier or musical note): IPA(key): [ˈaː] (in the names of major scales; see also a)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
See A/derived terms § Hungarian.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/hu.
References
- Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 280
Hunsrik
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Hunsrik alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/hrx.
Hupa
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/hup.
Icelandic
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
A n
- Abbreviation of austur (“east”).
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/is.
Ido
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; 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
Igbo
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ig.
Inari Sami
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/smn.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /a/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/id.
Ingrian
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ingrian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/izh.
Interlingua
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Interlingua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ia.
Inupiaq
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ik.
Irish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ga.
Italian
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈa/*
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: À
- Homophone: a
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Jarai
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/jra.
Juǀ'hoan
Letter
A
- The ninety-sixth letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ktz.
Kabyle
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kabyle alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kab.
Kaingang
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Kaingang alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kgp.
Kakabai
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Kakabai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kqf.
Kalo Finnish Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/rmf.
References
- Kimmo Granqvist (2011), “Aakkoset [Alphabet]”, in Lyhyt Suomen romanikielen kielioppi [Consice grammar of Finnish Romani] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, ISSN 1796-041X, retrieved February 6, 2022, pages 1-2
Kanuri
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Kanuri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kr.
Karakalpak
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Karakalpak alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kaa.
Karelian
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Karelian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/krl.
Kashaya
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kju.
Kashubian
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/csb.
Kawésqar
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Kawésqar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/alc.
Khakas
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kjh.
Kikuyu
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ki.
Kobon
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Kobon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kpw.
Krio
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Krio alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kri.
Kwak'wala
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kwk.
Lakota
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/lkt.
Latgalian
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latgalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ltg.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aː/, [äː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/, [äː]
audio (ecclesiastical) (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- (sometimes with littera) The first letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- 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
See A/derived terms § Latin.
See also
- littera
References
- 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
Etymology
Proposed 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
- IPA(key): [a]
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Letter
![](Images/wiktionary/Latin_alphabet_Aa.svg.png.webp)
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latvian letters) latviešu burti; Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
Lingala
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ln.
Lithuanian
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/lt.
Livonian
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/liv.
Lou
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Lou alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/loj.
Lower Sorbian
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/dsb.
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː/
- Rhymes: -aː
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/lb.
Etymology 2
From 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
A n (plural Aen)
- eye
- Ech hunn eppes am A.
- I have something in my eye.
Etymology 3
From 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
A f (plural Aen)
- (only used in place names) floodplain, meadow
Malagasy
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Malagasy alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/mg.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (name of letter) IPA(key): [e]
- (phoneme) IPA(key): [ä]
- (phoneme, open ultima) IPA(key): [ə], [ɐ]
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
Maltese
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/mt.
Mampruli
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Mampruli alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/maw.
Mankanya
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mankanya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/knf.
Manx
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Manx alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gv.
Maori
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/mi.
Mapudungun
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Mapudungun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/arn.
Marba
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/mpg.
Marshallese
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marshallese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/mh.
Maskelynes
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maskelynes alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/klv.
Massachusett
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Massachusett alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/wam.
Mayoyao Ifugao
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Mayoyao Ifugao alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ifu.
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Mecayapan Nahuatl alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/nhx.
Mohawk
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mohawk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/moh.
Moore
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Moore alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/mos.
Muinane
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Muinane alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/bmr.
Nauruan
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Nauruan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/na.
Navajo
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Navajo alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/nv.
Nisga'a
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Nisga'a alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ncg.
Noon
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Noon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/snf.
Nootka
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Nootka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/nuk.
Northern Kurdish
Letter
A (lowercase a)
- The first letter of the Northern Kurdish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kmr.
Northern Sami
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Northern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/se.
Norwegian Bokmål
![](Images/wiktionary/Latin_letter_A.svg.png.webp)
Etymology
From 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
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɑː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/, /ɑː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: A
- Homophones: a, à, A-, a-, ah
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
A 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
- a, A-, a-
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/nn.
Noun
A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-ar, definite plural A-ane)
- letter A
Nuer
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Nuer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/nus.
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/, (after /n/ or /m/) /ã/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/nup.
O'odham
Letter
A
- The first letter of the O'odham alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Alvarez Spelling) See Template:list:Latin script letters/ood.
Occitan
Letter
A (lowercase a)
- The first letter of the Occitan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/oc.
Okanagan
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Okanagan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/oka.
Paraguayan Guaraní
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Paraguayan Guaraní alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gug.
Plautdietsch
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Plautdietsch alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
Plautdietsch has no standard orthography but this is by far the most widely used alphabet.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/pdt.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Polish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/pl.
Further reading
- A in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- A in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
A m (plural As)
- Alternative form of á
Q'eqchi
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Q'eqchi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kek.
Rohingya
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Rohingya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/rhg.
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/rom.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) Aa, Ăă, Ââ, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Îî, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Șș, Tt, Țț, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Ronga
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ronga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/rng.
Rotokas
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Rotokas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/roo.
Rotuman
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Rotuman alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/rtm.
Saafi-Saafi
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Saafi-Saafi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sav.
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/str.
Samoan
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Samoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sm.
Samogitian
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Samogitian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sgs.
Sango
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Sango alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sg.
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɔː/
- (Northern, Insular) IPA(key): /aː/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Scots alphabet, called aw and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
From 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.
Pronunciation
- (stressed) IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɑɪ/
- (Dundee) IPA(key): /ɛː/
- (unstressed) IPA(key): /ə/
Pronoun
A (first person singular, objective me, possessive ma, possessive pronoun mines, reflexive masel, emphatic I)
- I
- Synonyms: I, ik
See also
personal pronoun | possessive pronoun | possessive determiner | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
subjective | objective | reflexive | |||||
first person | singular | A I, ik | me mei | masel mysel | mines | ma my | |
plural | we | us, we's hus | oorsels, oorsel wirsels, wirsel | oors wirs | oor wir | ||
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 | she | 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
- “A, indef. art.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/gd.
Serbo-Croatian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sh.
Serer
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Serer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/srr.
Seri
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Seri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sei.
Shilluk
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Shilluk alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/shk.
Shona
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Shona alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sn.
Silesian
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Silesian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/szl.
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɑ/
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sms.
Slovak
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sk.
Further reading
- A in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From 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
- (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
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
Ā m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter A / a.
Inflection
- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|
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
- Ä
- Á
- ena A
- od A do B
- od A do Ž
See also
- (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
- “A”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Somali
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /æ/, /ɑ/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʔæ/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The twenty-third letter of the Somali alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- The twenty-third letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by Y and followed by E.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/so.
Southern Sami
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Southern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sma.
Spanish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/es.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of alfil.
Noun
A m (uncountable)
- (chess) bishop
- 1997, Anatoly Karpov, EL AJEDREZ. Aprender y progresar, page 24:
- 19. Ac4xd5, Ab7xd5
- 1998, Benito López Esnaola, Ajedrez a la ciega, page 87:
- Tae1, Ae6;
- 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?
-
Squamish
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Squamish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/squ.
Swedish
Letter
A (name a, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Swedish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/sv.
Symbol
A
- (SAB) books and libraries
- Meronyms: Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Ae, Af
- (zoning, dated) allmänt ändamål (“public purpose”); all operations with a public body as principal
- Holonym: detaljplan
Adjective
A
- indication of being of a higher rank, successful
- Antonym: B
Derived terms
- A-aktie (“class A share”)
- A-lag (“A team”)
Noun
A
- (2011–) the highest grade in the current grade system
- Coordinate terms: A, B, C, D, E
- (1897–1962) the highest grade in the older grade system
- Synonyms: stora A, berömligt
- Coordinate terms: A, a, AB, Ba, B, BC, B?, C
- (1820–1897) the highest grade in the oldest grade system
- Synonym: berömlig insikt
- Coordinate terms: A, B, C, D
Tagalog
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/tl.
Tahitian
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tahitian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ty.
Tatar
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- the 1st letter of Jaꞑalif
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/tt.
Tetum
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Tetum alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/tet.
Tigon Mbembe
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tigon Mbembe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/nza.
Tlingit
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/tli.
Tongan
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tongan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/to.
Tonkawa
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tonkawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/tqw.
Tuareg
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/tmh.
Tundra Nenets
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/yrk.
Tunisian Arabic
Letter
A
- The second letter of the Tunisian Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/aeb.
Turkish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Turkish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) harf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Turkmen
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/tk.
Tyap
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Tyap alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/kcg.
Ubykh
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Ubykh alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/uby.
Udihe
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Udihe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ude.
Upper Sorbian
Letter
A (lower case a, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Upper Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/hsb.
Uzbek
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/uz.
Venda
Letter
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Venda alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ve.
Veps
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Veps alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/vep.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/vi.
Interjection
A!
- hah!
Vilamovian
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Vilamovian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/wym.
Volapük
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Volapük alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/vo.
Võro
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Võro alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/vro.
Votic
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Votic alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/vot.
Wakhi
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/wbl.
Walloon
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Walloon alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/wa.
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː/
Letter
A (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
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/cy.
Mutation
- A cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word afal (“apple”):
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
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
- 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
Letter
A
- The first letter of the West Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/fy.
Winnebago
Letter
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Winnebago alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/win.
Xârâcùù
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ/
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Xârâcùù alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/ane.
Xhosa
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Xhosa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/xh.
Yámana
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Yámana alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/yag.
Yele
Letter
A
- The second letter of the Yele alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/yle.
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /á/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/yo.
Zarma
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Zarma alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/dje.
Zazaki
Letter
A
- The first letter of the Zazaki alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/zza.
Zulu
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- See Template:list:Latin script letters/zu.