aa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Translingual

Symbol

aa

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Afar.

English

Etymology 1

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Alternative forms

a'a

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɑː/, [ˈɑː.ʔɑː], enPR: äʹä
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ɑ/, [ˈɑ.ʔɑ]

Noun

aa (uncountable)

(volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19^th c.]
- 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII
  We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.
- 1944, Charles A. Cotton, Volcanoes as landscape forms:
  Cooling and solidification frequently takes a different course [...] in lava flows, producing the clinker-like ‘aa’ lava.
- 1981, Hilo Lava Flood Control: Environmental Impact Statement, page 194:
  Both pahoehoe and aa lava flows are common on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa with a preponderance of aa flows found at the lower elevations.

Translations

a form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes

Danish: apalhraun n
Dutch: scherpe lava (nl) m or f
Estonian: aa-laava (et)
Faroese: bøklalava n
Finnish: aa-laava
German: Aa-Lava (de) f, Brockenlava f
Hawaiian: ʻaʻā
Icelandic: apalhraun (is) n
Irish: aa m
Italian: àa (it) f

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Noun

aa

Initialism of acetic acid.
Initialism of acting age.
(medicine) Initialism of alveolar-arterial.
Initialism of aminoacetone.
Initialism of amino acid.
Initialism of approximate absolute.
Initialism of arachidonic acid.
Initialism of armature accelerator.
Initialism of ascending aorta.
Initialism of atomic absorption.
Initialism of author's alteration.
Initialism of average audience.

Adjective

aa (not comparable)

Initialism of arctic-alpine.
Initialism of always afloat.

Etymology 3

Compare pp.

Noun

aa pl (plural only)

Abbreviation of adjectives.
Abbreviation of arteries.

Etymology 4

Contraction.

Adjective

aa

Abbreviation of ana (“of each, equal parts”).

Acholi

Verb

aa

come

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with German auch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aː/

Adverb

aa

also, too, as well

Bughotu

Verb

aa

to open
to be open
to open mouth

References

W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

aa f (plural aa's, diminutive aatje n)

(especially in names) Alternative spelling of a

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German ein.

Article

aa

(Erzgebirgisch) a, an

Estonian

Interjection

aa

An interjection expressing recognition -
Aa, see oled sina.
Oh, it's you.
An interjection expressing understanding -
Aa, saan aru.
Ah, I understand.

Noun

aa (genitive aa, partitive aad)

The name of the Latin-script letter A.

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Latin ā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː] (aa auto aamu ananas aa)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɑː
Syllabification^(key): aa

Noun

aa

a (The name of the Latin-script letter A.)

Usage notes

Speakers often use the corresponding forms of a-kirjain ("letter A, letter a") instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.

Declension

Inflection of aa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		aa	aat
genitive		aan	aiden aitten
partitive		aata	aita
illative		aahan	aihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aa	aat
accusative	nom.	aa	aat
accusative	gen.	aan	aat
genitive		aan	aiden aitten
partitive		aata	aita
inessive		aassa	aissa
elative		aasta	aista
illative		aahan	aihin
adessive		aalla	ailla
ablative		aalta	ailta
allative		aalle	aille
essive		aana	aina
translative		aaksi	aiksi
instructive		—	ain
abessive		aatta	aitta
comitative		—	aineen

Possessive forms of aa (type maa)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	aani	aamme
2nd person	aasi	aanne
3rd person	aansa

Synonyms

a-kirjain

Etymology 2

Either crosslinguistic or borrowed from any of the many European languages it appears in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑː
Syllabification^(key): aa

Interjection

aa

oh, ah (expression of recognition, realization, understanding, etc.)

French

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.a/
Audio (file)

Noun

aa m (plural aas)

(geology, often attributive) the surface of an aa lava flow

Inupiaq

Interjection

aa

yes, I know
I agree: expresses listener's agreement with storyteller or speaker

Derived terms

aaqanuq

Interjection

aa

expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says, said in breathy voice
expression of surprise or awe

Derived terms

aakhaa
aallaalii

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.a/
Rhymes: -aa
Hyphenation: à‧a

Noun

aa f (invariable)

(volcanology) aa (type of lava flow)
Synonym: afrolite

Japanese

Romanization

aa

Rōmaji transcription of ああ

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

Noun

aa f (plural [please provide])

farmyard
threshing floor

Latvian

Interjection

aa

yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement, understanding)
- Vai vēlies ēst? – Aa. ― - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

Lithuanian

Etymology

Compare Russian ага (aga), and English uh-huh.

Pronunciation

(aà) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɐ/
(aã) IPA^(key): /ɐ.aː/

Interjection

aà, aã

yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement)
- Ar̃ nóri válgyti? – Aà.
- Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

Synonyms

taip

Lun Bawang

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔː/

Determiner

aa

no, not, without

Synonyms

na, naa

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish oä, comparative form of oäc, from Proto-Celtic *yowankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛː/

Adjective

aa

comparative degree of aeg (“young, adolescent, immature”)

Mbyá Guaraní

Adverb

aa

here

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.a/, /aː/

Verb

aa

Alternative form of a (third-person singular present indicative of mynet).

Murui Huitoto

Alternative forms

a

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaː]
Hyphenation: aa

Adverb

aa

up, above

Related terms

a-

References

Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 19
Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 145

Norwegian

Letter

aa

Obsolete spelling of å

Norwegian Bokmål

Letter

aa

Obsolete spelling of å

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

(letter and noun): Aa (upper case)

Conjunction

aa

obsolete typography of og

Interjection

aa

obsolete typography of å

Letter

aa

obsolete typography of å

Noun

aa f (definite singular aai, indefinite plural aaer or aair, definite plural aaerne or aaine)

obsolete typography of å

Particle

aa

obsolete typography of å

Preposition

aa

obsolete typography of å

References

Ivar Aasen (1850), “aa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Old Portuguese

Contraction

aa

Contraction of a a (“to/at the”).
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 294 (facsimile):
  Como hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſ[ant]a mari[a] por q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtava a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.
  How a woman who was playing dice in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.

Descendants

Galician: á
Portuguese: à

Etymology 2

From Latin ala (“wing”).

Noun

aa f

wing
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 142 (facsimile):
  ⁊ dun gran colbe aa lle britou
  And with a powerful blow, broke its wing

Descendants

Galician: á
Portuguese: á

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk; cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, Old English ēac.

Alternative forms

auch (literary)

Adverb

aa

also
- 1908, Astor C. Wuchter, “Die Mudderschprooch”, in Earl C. Haag, editor, A Pennsylvania German Anthology, page 56:
  […] Datt sin aa Mensche, graad wie do […]
  There are people there too, just like here

Etymology 2

From Old High German ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“up, on high”). Compare German an, Dutch aan, English on.

Preposition

aa

on
to

Scots

Adjective

aa

Shetland form of a' (“all”)

References

“aa, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Sundanese

Noun

aa

older brother

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Chinese.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧a

IPA^(key): /ʔaˈʔaʔ/, [ʔɐˈʔaʔ]

IPA^(key): /ˈʔaʔaʔ/, [ˈʔa.ʔɐʔ]
Rhymes: -a, -aʔa

Noun

aâ or aà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ)

(childish) dirty things; filth (especially feces)
Synonyms: dumi, ate, atse, tsetse, ipot

Derived terms

mag-aa
umaa

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧a

IPA^(key): /ˈʔaa/, [ˈʔa.ɐ]

IPA^(key): /ˈʔaʔa/, [ˈʔa.ʔɐ]
Rhymes: -a

Interjection

aa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ)

an exclamation expressing warning

Võro

Noun

aa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

The name of the Latin-script letter A.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Votic

Pronunciation

(Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑː
Hyphenation: aa

Interjection

aa

yep, yeah
aha, uh-huh

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /àá/

Contraction

àá

Contraction of àwa á (“We'll”).
Àá lọ sí Amẹ́ríkà ní oṣù tí ó ń bọ̀.
We'll be going to the U.S. next month.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /áá/

Contraction

áá

Contraction of òun á (“He'll, she'll, it'll”).
Áá rí wa l'ọ́jọ́ márùn-ún òní.
She'll be seeing us four days from now.

aa

Translingual

Symbol

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

Adjective

Etymology 3

Noun

Etymology 4

Adjective

Acholi

Verb

Bavarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Bughotu

Verb

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

East Central German

Etymology

Article

Further reading

Estonian

Interjection

Noun

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inupiaq

Interjection

Derived terms

Interjection

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Ladin

Etymology

Noun

Latvian

Interjection

Lithuanian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Interjection

Synonyms

Further reading

Lun Bawang

Pronunciation

Determiner

Synonyms

Manx

Etymology

Pronunciation