â

See also: Â, -â, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

â U+00E2, â LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX Composition: a [U+0061] + ◌̂ [U+0302] ← á [U+00E1] Latin-1 Supplement ã → [U+00E3]

English

Symbol

â

1. (lexicography) An element of the digraph âr, a dictionary transcription for the SQUARE vowel

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑ̃]

Verb

â

1. Gheg form of është

Franco-Provençal

Noun

â (plural â) (Fribourgeois)

1. Alternative form of âp (“bee”) documented in the following location(s): Allières

French

Letter

â (lower case, upper case Â)

1. the letter a with circumflex, used in French spelling, representing the phoneme /ɑ/

Jarai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨ/

Letter

â (upper case Â)

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

Jersey Dutch

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɔː/

Letter

â

1. A letter of the Jersey Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔa˥]

Pronoun

â

1. we

Synonyms

• âxrô

Neapolitan

Etymology

Compare Italian alla.

Contraction

â (used with feminine singular nouns)

1. Contraction of a 'a (“to the”).

Related terms

• ê
• ô

Portuguese

Etymology

The letter a with a circumflex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ/, [ɐ], [ɜ], [ə]
• (preceding coda ‘n’ or ‘m’) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃/, [ɐ̃], [ɜ̃], [ə̃]
• Always stressed.

Letter

â

1. a letter "a" which is stressed and close
   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 9:

     [...] a poucos metros de distância [...]

     [...] from few meters of distance [...]

Contraction

â

1. Obsolete spelling of à.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨ/

Letter

â (lower case, upper case Â)

1. The third letter of the Romanian alphabet, called î or î din a and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• See the usage notes at Â.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Sicilian

Preposition

â

1. Contraction of a la (“to the”).

See also

Sicilian articles

		singular		plural
		masculine	feminine
indefinite article		nu, un, 'n	na	—
definite article	liquid	lu	la	li
	illiquid	u, û	a, â	i, î

Sicilian definite articled prepositions

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
	u / lu	a / la	i / li
a	ô (older also: a lu)	â (older also: a la)	ê (older also: a li)
di	dû (older also: di lu)	dâ (older also: di la)	dî (older also: di li)
cu	cû (older also: cu lu)	câ (older also: cu la)	chî (older also: cu li)
pi	pû (older also: pi lu)	pâ (older also: pi la)	pî (older also: pi li)
nna	nnô (older also: nna lu)	nnâ (older also: nna la)	nnê (older also: nna li)
nni	nnû (older also: nni lu)	nnâ (older also: nni la)	nnî (older also: nni li)

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɐ/

Letter

â (upper case Â)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áː/

Letter

â (upper case Â)

1. (Canada) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

   Synonym: áa

See also

• Canada:
• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à,  â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
• US:
• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʲa/, /ʲaː/, /aː/

Letter

â (lower case, upper case Â)

1. the letter a with circumflex, used in Turkish spelling, representing /ʲa/, /ʲaː/, or /aː/

Usage notes

Not considered a letter of the alphabet, but the letter a with the circumflex diacritic. Represents palatalized k or g in the same syllable (i.e. /c/, /ɟ/) or long a (/aː/) where it is phonemic.

kâr – /caɾ/, gâvur – /ɟaˈvuɾ/

adet (“amount”) – /aˈdet/, âdet (“tradition”) – /aːˈdet/

Note that the palatalizing effect of the letter â means that it can never appear in the same syllable as a /k/ or /ɡ/ sound, even when it would be needed to mark vowel length and distinguish two homographs.

katil (“murder”) – /kaˈtil/, katil (“murderer”) – /kaːˈtil/ (*kâtil would be pronounced */caːˈtil/)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a ( â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Πî), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəː˦˥]
• Phonetic spelling: ớ

Letter

â (lower case, upper case Â)

1. The third letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called ớ and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/

Letter

â (upper case Â)

1. A letter of the Walloon alphabet, written in the Latin script..

Welsh

Etymology 1

In origin a specialised prepositional use of a (“and”). (The distinction in spelling and pronunciation between the two prevocalic forms ag and ac is artificial.)

Alternative forms

• ag (used before vowels)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/
• Homophone: a

The circumflex is used to distinguish the word from a (“and”) rather than to indicate vowel length.

Preposition

â

1. with
2. (instrumental) with, by means of

Usage notes

• In formal language, â triggers the aspirate mutation, but colloquially this is usually absent unless in certain set phrases. Before vowels, ag is used instead, but often it remains â colloquially.
• In the colloquial language â meaning “with” is mostly used after specific verbs, such as cwrdd (“meet”) or ymweld (“visit”). The synonyms gyda or efo are used more generally.
• Note especially the forms mynd â (“take”, literally “go with”) and dod â (“bring”, literally “come with”). Compare:
  • Es i â fy mam at y meddyg. ― I took my mother to the doctor. [I transported her]
  • Es i gyda fy mam at y meddyg. ― I went with my mother to the doctor. [she accompanied me]

Inflection

No personal inflections.

Derived terms

• Category:Welsh phrasal verbs formed with "â"

See also

• gyda
• efo

Conjunction

â

1. as (in equative constructions mor...â, cyn...â)

   mor hen â phechod ei hun ― as old as sin itself

Usage notes

• In formal language, â triggers the aspirate mutation, but colloquially this is usually absent unless in certain set phrases. Before vowels, ag is used instead, but it often remains â colloquially.

See also

• fel (“as, like”)

Etymology 2

Proto-Celtic *ageti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/

Verb

â

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of mynd

Synonyms

• eith (colloquial)
• aiff (colloquial)
• eiff (colloquial)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈaː/

Letter

â (upper case Â)

1. The letter A, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.

Xavante

Noun

â

1. Alternative spelling of ö (Protestant spelling)

Yele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ/

Letter

â

1. A letter of the Yele alphabet.

Derived terms

• The digraph ⟨ââ⟩ transcribes the long vowel /ɑː/
• The digraph ⟨꞉â⟩ transcribes the nasal vowel /ɑ̃/
• The trigraph ⟨꞉ââ⟩ transcribes the long nasal vowel /ɑ̃ː/

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, â, b, Ch ch, D d, e, é, ê, Gh gh, i, î, j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, o, ó, P p, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, ꞉