TranslingualEdit

 
а U+0430, а
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A
Я
[U+042F]
Cyrillic б
[U+0431]
 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

LetterEdit

а (upper case А)

  1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called a.

LetterEdit

а (upper case А)

  1. A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called az or azu.

GalleryEdit

AbazaEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

AbkhazEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

AdygheEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

а (aa) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ʔaː]
  • (file)

DeterminerEdit

а (a)

  1. that, Calling article (o)
    а бэнанэaa benaanethat banana
    а пшъашъэaa pŝaaŝethat girl
    а кӏалэм еӏуэaa kʼaalem jeʷʼethat boy is saying

AghulEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

AlutorEdit

LetterEdit

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

ArchiEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

AvarEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

AzerbaijaniEdit

LetterEdit

а (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

BashkirEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɑ/, /ä/

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

BelarusianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

BulgarianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

а (a)

  1. used in orders for emphasis: let’s, just
    А върви де!
    A vǎrvi de!
    Come on, go ahead!
    А да идем на кино.
    A da idem na kino.
    Let’s go to the pictures.
    А удари ме, ако смееш.
    A udari me, ako smeeš.
    Just you hit me, if you dare.
    Кажи де, а кажи!
    Kaži de, a kaži!
    Speak up, do!
  2. just, about to, on the point of, almost
    разперила криле, а-а да хвръкне
    razperila krile, a-a da hvrǎkne
    with wings spread out, about to fly off

InterjectionEdit

а (a)

  1. used to express surprise or wonder: ah, oh, ha, why
    А, ето къде си бил!
    A, eto kǎde si bil!
    Ah, there you are!
    А, значи ти хареса.
    A, znači ti haresa.
    Oh, so you liked it.
    А! Не те видях.
    A! Ne te vidjah.
    Oh! I didn't see you there.
    А, Джейн, ти ли си!
    A, Džejn, ti li si!
    Why Jane, it's you!
  2. used to express pleasure, relief: ah
    А, пролетните цветя.
    A, proletnite cvetja.
    Ah, the flowers of spring.
    А, спомням си старите времена.
    A, spomnjam si starite vremena.
    Ah, I remember the good old days.
  3. used when you are not certain about something and you would like confirmation: eh, well, right, or translated with a tag question
    Хареса ти, а?
    Haresa ti, a?
    So, you liked it, eh/did you?
    Утре заминаваш, а?
    Utre zaminavaš, a?
    You're leaving tomorrow, right?
  4. (colloquial) used to indicate that one did not hear what was said: eh, huh
    ‘Не съм гладен.’ ‘А?’ ‘Казах, че не съм гладен.’
    ‘Ne sǎm gladen.’ ‘A?’ ‘Kazah, če ne sǎm gladen.’
    ‘I'm not hungry.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I'm not hungry.’
    А? Какво каза?
    A? Kakvo kaza?
    Huh? What did you say?
  5. used to express understanding, recognition, or realization: oh
    А, значи така работело.
    A, znači taka rabotelo.
    Oh, so that's how it works.
    А, сега ми дойде наум!
    A, sega mi dojde naum!
    Oh, I’ve just thought of it.
    А, да, сетих се!
    A, da, setih se!
    Oh, yes, I remember.
  6. used to express displeasure, objection
    Изпуснал влака … ама работа, а!
    Izpusnal vlaka … ama rabota, a!
    So he missed the train … what a damned nuisance!
    А, той ще ми каже!
    A, toj šte mi kaže!
    He's not the one to tell me!
    Ще ми се плезиш, а!
    Šte mi se pleziš, a!
    Don't stick out your tongue at me!
  7. used to express criticism or disapproval: now
    А-а, така не може!
    A-a, taka ne može!
    Now, this sort of thing can’t go on/won’t do!
    А, Били, така не се говори на майка си!
    A, Bili, taka ne se govori na majka si!
    Now, Billy, that's no way to talk to your mother!

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Slavic *a (and, but).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): (stressed) [a], (unstressed) [ɐ], [ə]

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. used to describe how two facts are different: whereas, while
    Мислехме си, че е арогантна, а всъщност просто беше много срамежлива.
    Mislehme si, če e arogantna, a vsǎštnost prosto beše mnogo sramežliva.
    We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy.
    Той има кафяви очи, а децата му имат зелени очи.
    Toj ima kafjavi oči, a decata mu imat zeleni oči.
    He has brown eyes whereas his children have green eyes.
    Едни се раждат, а други умират.
    Edni se raždat, a drugi umirat.
    Some are born while others die.
  2. used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that is desired, expected or that you have stated previously: but, yet, rather
    Не музиката не харесвам, а самата банда.
    Ne muzikata ne haresvam, a samata banda.
    It's not the music I don't like but rather the band themselves.
    Тя получи повишението не заради късмет, а с усърдна работа.
    Tja poluči povišenieto ne zaradi kǎsmet, a s usǎrdna rabota.
    She got the promotion not by luck but by hard work.
    Стените не бяха бели, а по-скоро мръсно сиви.
    Stenite ne bjaha beli, a po-skoro mrǎsno sivi.
    The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.
    Той има добра работа, а като че ли никога няма пари.
    Toj ima dobra rabota, a kato če li nikoga njama pari.
    He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money.
    Мислех си, че те познавам, а колко съм грешал.
    Misleh si, če te poznavam, a kolko sǎm grešal.
    I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.
    Видях го вчера, а не днес.
    Vidjah go včera, a ne dnes.
    I saw him yesterday, not today.
  3. used to start a new sentence or clause that continues or adds to a previous sentence or clause: and
    Минаха години и всичко се промени. А той все още не се завръщаше.
    Minaha godini i vsičko se promeni. A toj vse ošte ne se zavrǎštaše.
    Years passed and everything changed. And he still hadn't come back.
SynonymsEdit
See alsoEdit

BuryatEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

ChechenEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Compare Ingush а (a).

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. and

See alsoEdit

ChukchiEdit

LetterEdit

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

ChuvashEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Crimean TatarEdit

LetterEdit

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

DargwaEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

DunganEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Eastern MariEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

EvenEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

EvenkiEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

IngushEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Compare Chechen а (a).

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. and

ItelmenEdit

LetterEdit

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

KabardianEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

KalmykEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

KazakhEdit

Cyrillic А, а (A, a)
Arabic ا
Latin A, a

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

а (a)

  1. ah (expression of surprise)

KhakasEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

KumykEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

KyrgyzEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɑ/
  • (dialectal, some loanwords): IPA(key): /a/

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Usage notesEdit

The pronunciation of the phoneme as /a/ only occurs in Persian loanwords with a front vowel later in the word in some dialects. In most dialects, this is indistinct from /ɑ/.

NounEdit

а (a)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.

See alsoEdit

LezgiEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

MacedonianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Macedonian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *a.

PronunciationEdit

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. and, whereas

InterjectionEdit

а (a)

  1. oh
  2. huh?

ParticleEdit

а (a)

  1. what about
    А јас?A jas?What about me?

MansiEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

MongolianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Russian а (a).

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

NounEdit

а (a)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.

See alsoEdit

NivkhEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

а (a)

  1. (Amur, Sakhalin) armspan

Old Church SlavonicEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called азъ (azŭ), and written in the Old Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *a.

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. and
  2. but

Old East SlavicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *a. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic а (a) and Old Polish a.

PronunciationEdit

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /a/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /a/
  • Hyphenation: а

ConjunctionEdit

а (a) Warning: Display title "<span class="Cyrl">а</span>" overrides earlier display title "<span class="Cyrs">а</span>".

  1. but, and

DescendantsEdit

  • Old Ruthenian: а (a)
    • Belarusian: а (a)
    • Rusyn: а (a)
    • Ukrainian: а (a)
  • Russian: а (a) (see there for further descendants)

ReferencesEdit

Old NovgorodianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *a.

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. but, and

ReferencesEdit

OrokEdit

LetterEdit

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

OssetianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

RomanianEdit

LetterEdit

а (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

RussianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Russian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

NounEdit

а (an inan (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.
  2. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *a (and, but), from Proto-Balto-Slavic , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ōd (presumed to be the ablative of *éy, h₁e). Cognate with Lithuanian õ (and, but).

Possible link with Lithuanian ar̃ (question particle). Compare Russian а (a, and, but), и (i, and) and да (da, and, but) with Lithuanian ar̃ (if, whether), ir̃ (and) and dár (still, yet).

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)
  • (stressed) IPA(key): [a]
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): [ə]
  • (unstressed, pre-tonal) IPA(key): [ɐ]

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. but, and (deviates from the preceding idea in some manner; introduces a new or different meaning, as opposed to но (no), which usually indicates contrarity)
    Сего́дня тепло́, а вчера́ бы́ло хо́лодно.Sevódnja tepló, a včerá býlo xólodno.It is warm today, but yesterday it was cold.
    Э́то не я́блоко, а гру́ша.Éto ne jábloko, a grúša.This is not an apple, but a pear.
    А что?A što?Why so?
    а тоa toor else
DescendantsEdit
  • Ingrian: a
  • Kildin Sami: а (a)
  • Votic: a
See alsoEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Compare Lithuanian à, õ, (expression of pain, surprise), as well as Gothic 𐍉 (ō, ah!), Latin ā, āh (expression of pain, anger), Ancient Greek (â, ah!)

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

а! (a!)

  1. oh! (expressing surprise or realization)

ParticleEdit

а (a)

  1. colloquial particle used to seek confirmation: eh
    Ты слы́шишь меня́, а?Ty slýšišʹ menjá, a?Do you hear me, eh?
    Ты придёшь сего́дня, а?Ty pridjóšʹ sevódnja, a?So are you coming today, then?

Etymology 4Edit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

а (a) (invariable)

  1. (criminal slang) he, she or it (used to point to a particular person)
ReferencesEdit
  • Pirožkov, Viktor (2001) Kriminalʹnaja Psixologija [Criminal Psychology], Moscow: Os-89

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

а (lower case, upper case А, Latin spelling a)

  1. The first letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *a (and, but), from Proto-Balto-Slavic .

ConjunctionEdit

а (Latin spelling a)

  1. but, and (compare а̏ли)
    учио сам ц(иј)ело посл(иј)еподне, а ништа нисам научиоI studied for the whole afternoon, but I didn't learn anything
    а како бисте ви то направили?and how would you do that?
  2. while (on the contrary), whereas
    столови су црвени, а столице су зеленеthe tables are red, whereas the chairs are green
  3. (with да не) without (usually after negative verbs)
    не могу се укључити у расправу, а да не направим нередI cannot enter a discussion without making a mess
    одлази, а да није рекао ни збогомhe's leaving without even saying goodbye
  4. (а и̏па̄к) and yet
    прави пријатељ зна све о теби, а ипак те волиthe real friend knows everything about you, and yet he loves you
  5. (а ка̏моли) not to mention, let alone
    у мору лоших в(иј)ести тешко је остати објективан, а камоли оптимистичанin the sea of bad news it's hard to stay objective, let alone optimistic
  6. (а + и + да) even if
    а и да јесам то направио, не би то учинило неку разликуeven if I did it, it wouldn't have made much of a difference
  7. (а + и) and so, and also, and too
    свиђају ми се плавуше, а и ја се покојој свидимI like blondes, and some of them even like me
    били су жалосни, а и ја самthey were sad, and so am I

Etymology 3Edit

Attested since the 15th century. Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Slovene a, Russian а (a), Lithuanian õ, Latin ō and Ancient Greek (ô). These could all derive from Proto-Indo-European interjection ō (oh, ah), but each form in individual languages could easily be an independent, expressive formation.

InterjectionEdit

а (Latin spelling a)

  1. oh, ah
    а да?oh really?

ReferencesEdit

  • а” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • а” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Skok, Petar (1971) Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 1, Zagreb: JAZU, page 1

Southern AltaiEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

TabasaranEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

TajikEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

TatarEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Tundra NenetsEdit

LetterEdit

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

TuvanEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

UdmurtEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

UkrainianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See Translingual section.

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

ConjunctionEdit

а (a)

  1. and, and yet, but
    Не він, а вонаNe vin, a vonaNot he, but she.

Etymology 3Edit

ParticleEdit

а (a)

  1. interrogative particle: introduces a question
    А то для чого?A to dlja čoho?And why so?
    А як же?A jak že?But how?, By what means?

Etymology 4Edit

InterjectionEdit

а (a) !

  1. ah!, oh!, oh well

UzbekEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

Western MariEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit

YakutEdit

LetterEdit

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

  1. The first letter of the Yakut alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See alsoEdit