à U+00C3, Ã
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH TILDE
Composition:A [U+0041] + ◌̃ [U+0303]
Â
[U+00C2]
Latin-1 Supplement Ä
[U+00C4]

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 à for development of the glyph itself.

Letter edit

à (upper case, lower case ã)

  1. The third letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese Ã, Ā, Ȧ; originally A with a superscript N.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɐ̃/
  • When à occurs word-finally in a word without an acute or circumflex diacritic (as in maçã), the last syllable is stressed.

Letter edit

à (upper case, lower case ã)

  1. the letter A with a tilde

Usage notes edit

  • Never occurs initially, so the capital form is only used in words written completely uppercase.

Descendants edit

  • Guaraní: Ã
  • Nheengatu: Ã

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 à for development of the glyph itself.

Letter edit

à (upper case, lower case ã)

  1. The second letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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