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]

TranslingualEdit

LetterEdit

â (upper case Â)

  1. The letter a with a circumflex.

See alsoEdit

AlbanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

â

  1. Gheg form of është

FrenchEdit

LetterEdit

â (lower case, upper case Â)

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

Jersey DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

â

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

NamuyiEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

â

  1. we

SynonymsEdit

NeapolitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Italian alla.

ContractionEdit

â (used with feminine singular nouns)

  1. Contraction of a 'a (to the).

Related termsEdit

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

The letter a with a circumflex.

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

â

  1. a letter "a" which is stressed and close

ContractionEdit

â

  1. Obsolete spelling of à

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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 notesEdit

  • See the usage notes at Â.

See alsoEdit

SicilianEdit

ArticleEdit

â f sg (plural î)

  1. (definite article, spoken only) the, colloquial form of la

PrepositionEdit

â

  1. Contraction of a la (to the).

See alsoEdit

Sicilian articles
Masculine Feminine
indefinite singular un, nu na
definite singular lu, û la, â
definite plural li, î li, î

Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

â (upper case Â)

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

See alsoEdit

TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

â (lower case, upper case Â)

  1. The letter of the Turkish alphabet, called â and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

Not specified in the alphabet, but used officially to mark the palatalized consonant in the same syllable or distinguish long vowels if long vowel is distinguishing factor.

kâr/cɑɾ/, gâvur/ɟɑˈvuɾ/
adet (amount)/ɑˈdet/, âdet (tradition)/ɑːˈdet/

See alsoEdit

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /əː˧˥/

LetterEdit

â (upper case Â)

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

See alsoEdit

WelshEdit

Etymology 1Edit

In origin a specialised prepositional use of a (and).[1] (The distinction in spelling and pronunciation between the two prevocalic forms ag and ac is artificial.)

Alternative formsEdit

  • ag (used before vowels)

PronunciationEdit

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

PrepositionEdit

â

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

 traditionally triggers the aspirate mutation, but in speech this may be absent. Before vowels, ag is used instead, except in some colloquial versions of the language where it remains â.

In the colloquial language â meaning “with” is mostly used after verbs such as cwrdd (meet), priodi (marry), 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 meddygI took my mother to the doctor [I transported her]
  • Es i at y meddyg gyda fy mamI went to the doctor with my mother [she accompanied me]
InflectionEdit

No personal inflections.

See alsoEdit

ConjunctionEdit

â

  1. as (in equative constructions mor...â, cyn...â)
    mor hen â phechod ei hunas old as sin itself
Usage notesEdit

 traditionally triggers the aspirate mutation, but in speech this may be absent. Before vowels, ag is used instead.

See alsoEdit
  • fel (as, like)

Etymology 2Edit

Proto-Celtic *ageti

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

â

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

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “â”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

XavanteEdit

NounEdit

â

  1. Alternative spelling of ö (Protestant spelling)