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Translingual edit
Etymology 1 edit
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
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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- (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 edit
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 edit
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Etymology 2 edit
The abbreviation of a variety of terms.
Symbol edit
A
- (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 edit
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 symbol for alanine in proteins.
- Synonym: Ala
- (music) Alto.
Proper noun edit
A
- (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.
Gallery edit
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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
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Other representations of A:
Further reading edit
References 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 edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 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 edit
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.
- 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 edit
Related terms edit
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- (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 edit
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 edit
- (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
- (blood type): From A antigen
Symbol edit
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.
- 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):
- Darcy's pretty sharp. She pulls A's.
- (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".
- Allele dominant.
- (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of A.M. (“ante meridiem”) or AM
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
A
- 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 edit
Adjective edit
A
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.
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Acehnese edit
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A
- The first letter of the Acehnese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Acheron edit
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A
- The first letter of the Acheron alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Adzera edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Adzera alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Afar edit
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A
- The first letter of the Afar alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (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 edit
Albanian edit
Pronunciation edit
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A (upper case A, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Alekano edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Alekano alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Alemannic German edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Alemannic German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Aleut edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Amaimon edit
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A
- The first letter of the Amaimon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Amarasi edit
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A
- The first letter of the Amarasi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Ambrak edit
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A
- The first letter of the Ambrak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Anal edit
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A
- The first letter of the Anal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Angami edit
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A
- The third letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Ankave edit
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A
- The first letter of the Ankave alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Anuki edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Anuki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Araki edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Araki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Aromanian edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Aromanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Ashéninka Pajonal edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Ashéninka Pajonal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Assiniboine edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Assiniboine alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Atsahuaca edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Atsahuaca alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Auhelawa edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Auhelawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Avokaya edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Avokaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Awara edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Awara alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Azerbaijani edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Balanta-Kentohe edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Balanta-Kentohe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Barai edit
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A
- The first letter of the Barai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Bari edit
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A
- The first letter of the Bari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Basque edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Basque alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Bavarian edit
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A
- The first letter of the Bavarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Beja edit
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A
- The first letter of the Beja alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Bemba edit
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A
- The first letter of the Bemba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Blagar edit
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A
- The first letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Blin edit
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A
- The first letter of the Blin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Brahui edit
Letter edit
A
- The thirty-second letter of the Brahui alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Breton edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Breton alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Busa edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Busa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Central Franconian edit
Etymology 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 edit
Letter edit
A
- 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.
Ch'orti' edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Ch'orti' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Chachi edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Chachi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Chamorro edit
Letter edit
A
- The second letter of the Chamorro alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Chechen edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a, Cyrillic А)
- The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Cheyenne edit
Letter edit
A (upper case)
- The first letter of the Cheyenne alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Chinese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the hotkey in many video games associated with the command "attack".
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
A
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Etymology 2 edit
Initialism of English available.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
A
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) single, open to a relationship
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
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 edit
Noun edit
A
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Variety | Location | Words |
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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 | 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 edit
Pronunciation 1 edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2 edit
Letter edit
A
- 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 edit
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A (upper case)
- The first letter of the Chiwere alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Choctaw edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Choctaw alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Cofán edit
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A
- The first letter of the Cofán alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Comanche edit
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A
- The first letter of the Comanche alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Comox edit
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A
- The first letter of the Comox alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Corsican edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Corsican alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Crimean Tatar edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Cypriot Arabic edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Czech edit
Letter edit
A
- A (the 1st letter in the Czech alphabet)
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Dagbani edit
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A
- The first letter of the Dagbani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
A n (singular definite A'et, plural indefinite A'er)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Inflection edit
Dinka edit
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A
- The first letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Domari edit
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A
- The second letter of the Domari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Duun edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Duun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Further reading edit
- Duungooma ABC (alphabet duun), page 2
Egyptian edit
Romanization edit
A
Elfdalian edit
Alternative forms edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Esan edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Esan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Estonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
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Ewe edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Ewe alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Faroese edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Fe'fe' edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Fe'fe' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Fijian edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The 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 edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms edit
See 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 edit
A
- Abbreviation of approbatur.
- Alternative letter-case form of a (“A (musical note)”)
Symbol edit
A
- (linguistics) Either the vowel a /ɑ/ or ä /æ/, depending on vowel harmony.
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Fon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (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
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Friulian edit
Letter edit
A (upper, lower a)
- The first letter of the Friulian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Fula edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Fula alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Ga edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Ga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Gagauz edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Gagauz alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Galician edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Galician alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Noun edit
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 edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
A
- 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 edit
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A
- The first letter of the Gilbertese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Gimi (Goroka) edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Gimi (Goroka) alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Greenlandic edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Haida edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Haida alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Haitian Creole edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Halkomelem edit
Letter edit
A
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Halkomelem alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Hausa edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script. followed by B.
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Hawaiian edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Hunsrik alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Hupa edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Icelandic edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun edit
A n
- Abbreviation of austur (“east”).
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Ido edit
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A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Igbo edit
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A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Inari Sami edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Ingrian edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Ingrian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Interlingua edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Interlingua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Inupiaq edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Irish edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Jarai edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Juǀ'hoan edit
Letter edit
A
- The ninety-sixth letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kabyle edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kabyle alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kaingang edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Kaingang alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kakabai edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Kakabai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kalo Finnish Romani edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]
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References edit
Kanuri edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Kanuri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Karakalpak edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Karakalpak alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Karelian edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Karelian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kari'na edit
Letter edit
A
- A letter of the Kari'na alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kashaya edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kashubian edit
Etymology edit
The 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 edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kashubian alphabet, called A and written in the Latin script.
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Kawésqar edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Kawésqar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Khakas edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kikuyu edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kobon edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Kobon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Krio edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Krio alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Kwak'wala edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Lakota edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Latgalian edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latgalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan.
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (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 edit
References 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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Lingala edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Lithuanian edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Livonian edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Lou edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Lou alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Lower Sorbian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
A n (plural Aen)
- eye
- Ech hunn eppes am A.
- I have something in my eye.
Etymology 3 edit
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 edit
A f (plural Aen)
- (only used in place names) floodplain, meadow
Malagasy edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Malagasy alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Maltese edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mampruli edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Mampruli alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mankanya edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mankanya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Manx edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Manx alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Maori edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mapudungun edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mapudungun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Marba edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Marshallese edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marshallese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Maskelynes edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maskelynes alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Massachusett edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Massachusett alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mayoyao Ifugao edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Mayoyao Ifugao alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mecayapan Nahuatl edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Mecayapan Nahuatl alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mohawk edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mohawk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Moore edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Moore alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Muinane edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Muinane alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Muong edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Muong alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Nauruan edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Nauruan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Navajo alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Nisga'a edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Nisga'a alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Noon edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Noon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Nootka edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Nootka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Northern Kurdish edit
Letter edit
A (lowercase a)
- The first letter of the Northern Kurdish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Northern Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Northern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɑː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/, /ɑː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: A
- Homophones: a, à, A-, a-, ah
Letter edit
A (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 edit
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 edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Noun edit
A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-ar, definite plural A-ane)
- letter A
Nuer edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Nuer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Nupe edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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O'odham edit
Letter edit
A
- 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.
Occitan edit
Letter edit
A (lowercase a)
- The first letter of the Occitan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Okanagan edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Okanagan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Paraguayan Guaraní edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Paraguayan Guaraní alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Plautdietsch edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Plautdietsch alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
Plautdietsch has no standard orthography but this is by far the most widely used alphabet.
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
The 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 edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Polish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Portuguese edit
Letter edit
A (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 edit
A m (plural As)
- Alternative form of á
Q'eqchi edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Q'eqchi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Rohingya edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Rohingya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Romani edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Ronga edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Ronga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Rotokas edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Rotokas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Rotuman edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Rotuman alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Saafi-Saafi edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Saafi-Saafi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Saanich edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Samoan edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Samoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Samogitian edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Samogitian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Sango edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Sango alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Scots edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (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 edit
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 edit
Pronoun edit
A (first person singular, objective me, possessive ma, possessive pronoun mines, reflexive masel, emphatic I)
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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 edit
- “A, indef. art.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Letter edit
A (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”).
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Serer edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Serer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Seri edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Seri alphabet, called ha and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
References edit
- Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 37.
Shilluk edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Shilluk alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Shona edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Shona alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Silesian edit
Etymology edit
The 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 edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Skolt Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Slovak edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “A”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
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 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 edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun edit
Ā m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter A / a.
Inflection edit
- 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 edit
See 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, portal Fran
Somali edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (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.
See also edit
Southern Sami edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Southern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Spanish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviation of alfil.
Noun edit
A 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 edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Squamish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Swedish edit
Letter edit
- The first letter of the Swedish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Symbol edit
A
- (SAB) books and libraries
- (zoning, dated) allmänt ändamål (“public purpose”); all operations with a public body as principal
- Holonym: detaljplan
Adjective edit
A
- indication of being of a higher rank, successful
- Antonym: B
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
A
- (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 edit
Etymology edit
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
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /ˈʔej/, [ˈʔɛɪ̯]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈʔa/, [ˈʔɐ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/, [ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ej, -a
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔)
- The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called ey and written in the Latin script.
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a, Baybayin spelling ᜀ)
- The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called a and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called a and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Tahitian edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tahitian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Tatar edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- the 1st letter of Jaꞑalif
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Tày edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ʔaː˦˥]
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tày alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Tetum edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Tetum alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Tigon Mbembe edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tigon Mbembe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Tlingit edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Tongan edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tongan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Tonkawa edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tonkawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Tuareg edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Tundra Nenets edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Turkish edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Turkish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Turkmen edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Tyap edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Tyap alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Ubykh edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Ubykh alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Udihe edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Udihe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Upper Sorbian edit
Letter edit
A (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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Uzbek edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Venda edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Venda alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Veps edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Veps alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Interjection edit
A!
- hah!
Vilamovian edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Vilamovian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Volapük edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Volapük alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Võro edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Võro alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Votic edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Votic alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Wakhi edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Walloon edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Walloon alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
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.
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Mutation 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 edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the West Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Winnebago edit
Letter edit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Winnebago alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Xârâcùù edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Xârâcùù alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Xhosa edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Xhosa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Yámana edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Yámana alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Yele edit
Letter edit
A
- The second letter of the Yele alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Yoruba edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
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Zarma edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Zarma alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Zazaki edit
Letter edit
A
- The first letter of the Zazaki alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
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Zulu edit
Letter edit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.