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TranslingualEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (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"
SymbolEdit
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.
See alsoEdit
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
The abbreviation of a variety of terms.
SymbolEdit
A
- (chemistry, obsolete) Symbol for the element Argon, changed after 1956 to Ar.
- (geometry) Area.
- (international standards) A category of vehicle licence under the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, referring to motorcycles.
NounEdit
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 abbreviation for alanine in proteins.
- (music) Alto.
Proper nounEdit
A
- (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.
GalleryEdit
See alsoEdit
Other representations of A:
Further readingEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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.
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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 formsEdit
- (Gregg shorthand versions Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, and Pre-Anniversary) · (“dot”)
PronunciationEdit
- (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.
LetterEdit
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.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 3, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
Derived termsEdit
See A/derived_terms § A.
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (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
NumberEdit
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 2Edit
- (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
- (blood type): From A antigen
SymbolEdit
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.
- (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.
Derived termsEdit
See A/derived_terms § English.
NounEdit
A
- Ace. (including in card games)
- Acre.
- Adult; as used in film rating.
- Ammeter.
- (physics) Angstrom.
- Answer.
- (sports) An assist.
- (sexuality) Asexual.
- (UK, London) Arsehole.
- (weaponry) Atom.
- A-bomb
SynonymsEdit
- (physics, angstrom): Å
TranslationsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
A
Derived termsEdit
See A/derived_terms § English.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.
AcehneseEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Acehnese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, È è, Ë ë, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y
AcheronEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Acheron alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ä ä, B b, D d, E e, Ë ë, G g, Gwgw, I i, Ï ï, J j, L l, M m, N n, Ngng, Ngwngw, Nyny, O o, Ö ö, R r, 'R'r, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Z z
AdzeraEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Adzera alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, Dz dz, F f, G g, H h, I i, K k, M m, Mp mp, N n, Nt nt, Nts nts, Ŋ ŋ, Ŋk ŋk, Ŋʼ ŋʼ, P p, R r, S s, T t, Ts ts, U u, W w, Y y, ʼ
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Afar alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
NounEdit
A (plural A's, diminutive A'tjie)
AlbanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
AlekanoEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Alekano alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, G g, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, S s, Z z, T t, U u, V v
Alemannic GermanEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Alemannic German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; 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, Ä ä, À à, É é, Ö ö, Ü ü, Ù ù
AleutEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, Ch ch, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, X x, X̂ x̂, H h, I i, Ii ii, K k, L l, Hl hl, M m, Hm hm, N n, Hn hn, Ng ng, Hng hng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, Uu uu, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
AmaimonEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Amaimon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, G g, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z
AmarasiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Amarasi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, '
AmbrakEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Ambrak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
AnalEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Anal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
AngamiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The third letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üiüi, A a, Aiai, I i, Ieie, U u, Uouo, E e, Eiei, O o, Ouou, K k, Khkh, G g, Ngng, C c, Chch, J j, Jhjh, Nyny, T t, Thth, D d, N n, Tsts, Tshtsh, Dzdz, P p, Phph, B b, M m, Pfpf, Bvbv, Y y, Yhyh, R r, Rhrh, L l, Lhlh, F f, V v, W w, Whwh, S s, Shsh, Z z, Zhzh, H h
AnkaveEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Ankave alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, G g, I i, Ɨ ɨ, J j, K k, X x, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, ´
AnukiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Anuki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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, Gh gh, aa, ch, ee, gw, ii, kw, sh
ArakiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Araki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, M̈m̈, N n, Ngng, O o, P p, P̈p̈, R r, R̄r̄, S s, T t, U u, V v, V̈v̈
AromanianEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Aromanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, B b, C c, D d, Dh dh, Dz dz, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Lj lj, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, Ts ts, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Ashéninka PajonalEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Ashéninka Pajonal alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, Ch ch, E e, Ee ee, I i, Ii ii, J j, K k, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, Oo oo, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, Ts ts, Ty ty, Tz tz, W w, Y y
AssiniboineEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Assiniboine alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- Fort Belknap
(Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, C’c’, D d, E e, G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, Ȟ’ȟ’, I i, Į į, J j, K k, K’k’, M m, N n, O o, P p, P’p’, S s, S’s’, Š š, Š’š’, T t, T’t’, U u, Ų ų, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ’
Fork Peck Community College
(Latin-script letters) A a, Anan, B b, Chch, Chʔchʔ, D d, E e, G g, H h, I i, Inin, J j, K k, Kʔkʔ, M m, N n, O o, P p, Pʔpʔ, S s, Sʔsʔ, Š š, Šʔšʔ, T t, Tʔtʔ, U u, Unun, W w, X x, Xʔxʔ, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʔ
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
(Latin-script letters) A a, Aƞaƞ, B b, C̀c̀, C̀’c̀’, C̄c̄, D d, E e, G g, Ġ ġ, H h, Ḣ ḣ, Ḣ’ḣ’, I i, Iƞiƞ, J j, K k, K’k’, M m, N n, O o, P p, P’p’, S s, S’s’, S̀s̀, S̀’s̀’, T t, T’t’, U u, Uƞuƞ, W w, Y y, Z z, ’
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AtsahuacaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Atsahuaca alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, I i, U u, An an, En en, In in, Un un, C c, D d, Ch ch, F f, H h, M m, N n, P p, Qu qu, R r, S s, X x, T t, Ts ts, W w, Y y
AuhelawaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Auhelawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Bw bw, D d, E e, G g, Gw gw, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, Mw mw, N n, O o, P p, Pw pw, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, ’, ’W ’w
AvokayaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Avokaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Â â, Ã ã, Ãáãá, Ãâãâ), Ạ ạ (Ạ́ạ́, Ậ ậ, Ạ̃ạ̃, Ạ̃ạ́ạ̃ạ́, Ạ̃ậạ̃ậ), B b, ’B’b, C c, D d, Drdr, ’D’d, E e (É é, Ê ê, Ẽ ẽ, Ẽéẽé, Ẽêẽê), F f, G g, Gbgb, H h, I i (Í í, Î î, Ĩ ĩ, Ĩíĩí, Ĩîĩî), Ị ị (Ị́ị́, Ị̂ị̂, Ị̃ị̃, Ị̃ị́ị̃ị́, Ị̃ị̂ị̃ị̂), J j, K k, Kpkp, L l, M m, Mbmb, Mvmv, N n, Ndnd, Ndrndr, Ngng, Ngbngb, Njnj, Nyny, Ŋ ŋ, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ, Õóõó, Õôõô), P p, R r, S s, T t, Trtr, U u (Ú ú, Û û, Ũ ũ, Ũúũú, Ũûũû), V v, W w, ’W’w, Y y, ’Y’y, Z z, ’
AwaraEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Awara alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ä ä, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, Gw gw, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kw kw, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ngw ngw, O o, P p, S s, T t, U u, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Balanta-KentoheEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Balanta-Kentohe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ŋ ŋ, O o, R r, S s, T t, Ŧ ŧ, U u, W w, Y y
BaraiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Barai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ae ae, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, K k, M m, N n, O o, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v
BariEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Bari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, 'B 'b, D d, 'D 'd, E e, G g, J j, I i, Y y, 'Y 'y, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ny ny, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Basque alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
BavarianEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Bavarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, À à, Â â, Å å, Ã ã, Ă ă, Ä ä, B b, C c, D d, E e, È è, É é, Ê ê, Ẽ ẽ, Ĕ ĕ, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, Ŏ ŏ, Ö ö, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, Û û, Ü ü, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
BejaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Beja alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ', A a, B b, D d, Dh dh, E e, F f, G g, Gh gh, Gw gw, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kw kw, L l, M m, N n, O o, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, W w, Y y
BembaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Bemba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, E e, F f, G g, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, P p, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y
BlagarEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sy sy, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
BlinEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Blin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) E e, U u, I i, A a, É é, O o, B b, C c, D d, F f, G g, H h, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Ñ ñ, Ñw ñw, Th th, Ch ch, Sh sh, Kh kh, Kw kw, Hw hw, Qw qw, Gw gw, Khw khw
BrahuiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The thirty-second letter of the Brahui alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) B b, Á á, P p, Í í, S s, Y y, Ş ş, V v, X x, E e, Z z, Ź ź, Ģ ģ, F f, Ú ú, M m, N n, L l, G g, C c, T t, Ŧ ŧ, R r, Ŕ ŕ, D d, O o, Đ đ, H h, J j, K k, A a, I i, U u, Ń ń, Ļ ļ
BretonEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Breton alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Â â), B b, Ch ch, C'h c'h, D d, E e (Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Î î), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n (Ñ ñ), O o (Ô ô), P p, R r, S s, T t, U u (Û û, Ù ù, Ü ü), V v, W w, Y y, Z z
BusaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Busa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, Ã ã, Ãa ãa, B b, D d, E e, Ee ee, Ẽ ẽ, Ẽe ẽe, Ɛ ɛ, Ɛɛ ɛɛ, Ɛ̃ ɛ̃, Ɛ̃ɛ ɛ̃ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, Ii ii, Ĩ ĩ, Ĩi ĩi, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Oo oo, Õ õ, Õo õo, Ɔ ɔ, Ɔɔ ɔɔ, Ɔ̃ ɔ̃, Ɔ̃ɔ ɔ̃ɔ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Uu uu, Ũ ũ, Ũu ũu, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letters) alfabet català; Aa, Bb, Cc, (Çç), Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, (L·Ll·l), Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Ch'orti'Edit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Ch'orti' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, A' a', B b, B' b', Ch ch, Ch' ch', D d, E e, E' e', G g, I i, I' i', J j, K k, K' k', L l, M m, N n, O o, O' o', P p, R r, S s, T t, T' t', Tz tz, Tz' tz', U u, U' u', W w, X x, Y y
ChachiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Chachi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dy dy, E e, F f, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, I i, J j, Ll ll, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, P p, Qu qu, R r, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, Ty ty, U u, V v, Y y, '
ChamorroEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The second letter of the Chamorro alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ', A a, Å å, B b, Ch ch, D d, E e, F f, G g, Gu gu, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Y y
ChechenEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a, Cyrillic А)
- The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ä ä, B b, C c, Ċ ċ, Ç ç, Ç̇ ç̇, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ġ ġ, H h, X x, Ẋ ẋ, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, Ꞑ ꞑ, O o, Ö ö, P p, Ph ph, Q q, Q̇ q̇, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, Th th, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z, Ƶ ƶ, Ə ə
CheyenneEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case)
- The first letter of the Cheyenne alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ä ä, Â â), E e (É é, Ë ë, Ê ê), H h, K k, ', M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö, Ô ô), P p, S s, Š š, T t, V v, X x
ChineseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From the hotkey in many video games associated with the command "attack".
VerbEdit
A
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Initialism of English available.
AdjectiveEdit
A
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) single, open to a relationship
Derived termsEdit
See A/derived_terms § Chinese.
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
A
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, card games) Alternative form of 煙/烟 (jin1, “ace”).
ChiwereEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case)
- The first letter of the Chiwere alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aⁿaⁿ (Áⁿáⁿ), B b, Chch, Chˀchˀ, D d, Dhdh, E e (É é), G g, H h, I i (Í í), Iⁿiⁿ (Íⁿíⁿ), J j, K k, Kˀkˀ, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ƞ ƞ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Pˀpˀ, R r, S s, Sˀsˀ, T t, Tˀtˀ, Thth, Thˀthˀ, U u (Ú ú), Uⁿuⁿ (Úⁿúⁿ), W w, X x, Xˀxˀ, Y y, ˀ
ChoctawEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Choctaw alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̱ a̱, Ai ai, B b, Ch ch, E e, F f, H h, I i, Í í, I̱ i̱, K k, L l, Lh lh, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, O̱ o̱, P p, S s, Sh sh, T t, W w, Y y
CofánEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Cofán alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Cc cc, Ch ch, Chh chh, D d, Dy dy, E e, F f, G g, I i, J j, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Pp pp, Q q, Qq qq, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Tt tt, Ts ts, Tss tss, U u, V v, Y y, Z z
ComancheEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Comanche alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, A̱ a̱, Á̱ á̱), B b, E e (É é, E̱ e̱, É̱ é̱), H h, I i (Í í, I̱ i̱, Í̱ í̱), K k, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, O̱ o̱, Ó̱ ó̱), P p, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, U̱ u̱, Ú̱ ú̱), Ʉ ʉ (Ʉ́ ʉ́, Ʉ̱ ʉ̱, Ʉ̱́ ʉ̱́), W w, Y y, ʔ
ComoxEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Comox alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Æ æ, Awaw, Ayay, Č č, Č’č’, E e, Ɛ ɛ, Ə ə, Əwəw, Əyəy, G g, Gʸgʸ, H h, I i, Ɩ ɩ, J̌ǰ, K k, K’k’, Kʷkʷ, K’ʷk’ʷ, Kʸkʸ, K’ʸk’ʸ, L l, L’l’, Ł ɬ, ƛ, ƛ’, M m, M’m’, N n, N’n’, O o, Ɔ ɔ, Ɔyɔy, P p, P’p’, Q q, Q’q’, Qʷqʷ, Q’ʷ, q’ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T’t’, Θ θ, Tᶿtᶿ, T’ᶿt’ᶿ, U u, Ʊ ʊ, W w, W’w’, Χ χ, Χʷχʷ, X x, Xʷxʷ, Y y, Y’y’, ʔ
CorsicanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Corsican alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Chj chj, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ghj ghj, H h, I i, J j, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Sc sc, Sg sg, T t, U u, V v, Z z
Crimean TatarEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) arif; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, Ö ö, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Cypriot ArabicEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, Δ δ, E e, F f, G g, Ġ ġ, Ċ ċ, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Θ θ, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Ş ş
CzechEdit
LetterEdit
A
- A (the 1st letter in the Czech alphabet)
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, E e, É é, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, Ů ů, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
DagbaniEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Dagbani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, Ch ch, D d, Dz dz, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, Ɣ ɣ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ʒ ʒ, ’
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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 2Edit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
A n (singular definite A'et, plural indefinite A'er)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
InflectionEdit
DinkaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ä ä, B b, C c, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, Ɛ ɛ, Ɛ̈ ɛ̈, G g, Ɣ ɣ, I i, Ï ï, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Nh nh, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ö ö, Ɔ ɔ, Ɔ̈ ɔ̈, P p, R r, T t, Th th, U u, W w, Y y
DomariEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The second letter of the Domari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ʾ, A a, Â â, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, Ḍ ḍ, Ð ð, E e, Ê ê, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Î î, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, ʿ, O o, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, Ŝ ŝ, T t, Ṭ ṭ, Þ þ, U u, Û û, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Ẓ ẓ, Ẑ ẑ, Ǝ ǝ
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
DuunEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Duun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Further readingEdit
- Duungooma ABC (alphabet duun), page 2
EgyptianEdit
RomanizationEdit
A
ElfdalianEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, Į į, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ų ų, V v, W w, Y y, Y̨ y̨, Å å, Ą̊ ą̊, Ä ä, Ö ö
EsanEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Esan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, Ẹ ẹ, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ọ ọ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letters) litero; Aa, Bb, Cc, Ĉĉ, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ĝĝ, Hh, Ĥĥ, Ii, Jj, Ĵĵ, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Ŝŝ, Tt, Uu, Ŭŭ, Vv, Zz
EstonianEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) täht; 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, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
EweEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Ewe alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, Ɖ ɖ, Dz dz, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, Ƒ ƒ, G g, Gb gb, Ɣ ɣ, H h, I i, K k, Kp kp, Q q, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, T t, Ts ts, U u, V v, Ʋ ʋ, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
FaroeseEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letters) bókstavur; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, Yy, Ýý, Ææ, Øø
Fe'fe'Edit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Fe'fe' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ɑ ɑ, B b, C c, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Gh gh, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, Ʉ ʉ, V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh, ʼ
FijianEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, 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, Y y
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
NounEdit
A
- Abbreviation of approbatur.
FonEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Fon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, Ɖ ɖ, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, GB gb, I i, J j, K k, KP kp, L l, M m, N n, NY ny, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lettre; A a (À à,  â, Æ æ), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Î î, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n (Ñ ñ), O o (Ô ô, Œ œ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), Z z
FriulianEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper, lower a)
- The first letter of the Friulian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (À à, Â â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e (È è, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Ì ì, Î î), J j, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ò ò, Ô ô), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ù ù, Û û), V v, Z z
FulaEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Fula alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
GaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Ga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
GagauzEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case A)
- The first letter of the Gagauz alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ä ä, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ê ê, F f, G g, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, Ţ ţ, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Galibi CaribEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Galibi Carib alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
GermanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), 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 (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
NounEdit
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.
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
A
- Abbreviation of A-Dur.
- Abbreviation of Ampere.
- Abbreviation of Autobahn.
- Alternative form of Å (symbol for Ångström)
ReferencesEdit
- “a, Buchstabe, Ton” in Duden online
- “a, a Moll, Ar” in Duden online
- “A” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
GilberteseEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Gilbertese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
Gimi (Goroka)Edit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Gimi (Goroka) alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, d, E e, G g, H h, I i, K k, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Z z
GreenlandicEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v
HaidaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Haida alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa (Á á), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ, chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, Ei ei (É é), G g, G̱ g̱, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Hl hl, I i, Ii ii (Í í), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, L l, Lʼ lʼ, M m, Mʼ mʼ, N n, Nʼ nʼ, Ng ng, P p, Pʼ pʼ, S s, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Uu uu (Ú ú), W w, Wʼ wʼ, X x, X̱ x̱, Y y, Yʼ yʼ, ʼ
Haitian CreoleEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (À à), An an, B b, Ch ch, D d, E e, È è, En en, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, Ò ò, On on, Ou ou, Oun oun, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
HalkomelemEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Halkomelem alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) C c, C̓ c̓, Č č, H h, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, ƛ̕, ɬ, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T̓ t̓, T̓ᶿ t̓ᶿ, θ, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, χ, χʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʔ, A a, A: a:, E e, E: e:, I i, I: i:, U u, U: u:, Ə ə, Ay ay, Ey ey, Ey̓ ey̓, Əy əy, Əy̓ əy̓, Aw̓ aw̓, A:w̓ a:w̓, Ew ew, Iw iw, Iw̓ iw̓, Əw əw, Əw̓ əw̓
HausaEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script. followed by B.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ƙ ƙ, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, R̃ r̃, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ (ʼY ʼy), Z z, '
HawaiianEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā), E e (Ē ē), I i (Ī ī), O o (Ō ō), U u (Ū ū), H h, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, W w, ʻ
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (letter or phoneme itself): IPA(key): [ˈɒː][1]
- (identifier or musical note): IPA(key): [ˈaː] (in the names of major scales; see also a)
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit
See A/derived_terms § Hungarian.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 280
HunsrikEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Hunsrik alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ɑ ɑ, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, Э э, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ʒ ʒ, Ψ ψ, Ϫ ϫ, H h, Ж ж, I i, J j, K k, C c, Ч ч, L l, Л л, M m, N n, Ի ի, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ω ω, P p, Б б, R r, Ȓ ȓ, S s, Ʃ ʃ, T t, Þ þ, U u, Ʊ ʊ, V v, Ʋ ʋ, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Ɂ ɂ
HupaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, A: a:, B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, Chw chw, Chwʼ chwʼ, D d, Dz dz, E e, E: e:, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Ky ky, Kyʼ kyʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, O: o:, Q q, Qʼ qʼ, S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, W w, Wh wh, X x, Xw xw, Y y, ʼ
IcelandicEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
NounEdit
A n
- Abbreviation of austur (“east”).
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
IdoEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litero; 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
IgboEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), F f, G g, Gb gb, Gh gh, Gw gw, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), Ị ị (Ị́ ị́, Ị̀ ị̀, Ị̄ ị̄), J j, K k, Kp kp, Kw kw, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), Nw nw, Ny ny, Ṅ ṅ, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, Ụ ụ (Ụ́ ụ́, Ụ̀ ụ̀, Ụ̄ ụ̄), V v, W w, Y y, Z z
Inari SamiEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ä ä, Á á
IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) alfabet; 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
IngrianEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Ingrian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) aampuussen; A a, B b, 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, R r, S s, Š š, T t, Ts ts, Tš tš, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü
InterlinguaEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Interlingua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
InupiaqEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- North Slope & Northwest Arctic
(Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, G g, Ġ ġ, H h, I i, K k, L l, Ḷ ḷ, Ł ł, Ł̣ ł̣, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ŋ ŋ, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sr sr, T t, U u, V v, Y y (’)
Seward Peninsula
(Latin-script letters) A a, B b (Ch ch, Ə ə), G g, Ġ ġ, H h, I i, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sr sr, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zr zr, '
Uummarmiutun (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, F f, G g, H h, Dj dj, I i, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, P p, Q q, R r, Ȓ ȓ, T t, U u, V v, Y y
IrishEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a, Á á, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
- Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
JaraiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, Ƀ ƀ, Č č, D d, Đ đ, E e, Ĕ ĕ, Ê ê, Ê̆ê̆, G g, H h, I i, Ĭ ĭ, J j, Djdj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ngng, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ô ô, Ô̆ô̆, Ơ ơ, Ơ̆ơ̆, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, Ư ư, Ư̆ư̆, W w, Y y
Juǀ'hoanEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The ninety-sixth letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) B b, P p, Bh bh, Ph ph, D d, T t, Dh dh, Th th, G g, K k, Gh gh, Kh kh, Ts ts, Dsh dsh, Tsh, tsh, Ds ds, Tz tz, Tc tc, Dch dch, Tch tch, Dc dc, Tj tj, Kx kx, Dx dx, Tx tx, Tk tk, Dzx dzx, Tsx tsx, Djx djx, Tcx tcx, Z z, S s, J j, C c, X x, H h, R r, M m, N n, Ang ang, Mq mq, Mh mh, Y y, W w, Gǀ gǀ, ǀ, Gǀh gǀh, ǀh, ǀ’, ǀ’h, Nǀ nǀ, Nǀh nǀh, Gǀx gǀx, ǀx, Gǀk gǀk, ǀk, Gǃ gǃ, ǃ, Gǃh gǃh, ǃh, ǃ’, ǃ’h, Nǃ nǃ, Nǃh nǃh, Gǃx gǃx, ǃx, Gǃk gǃk, ǃk, Gǂ gǂ, ǂ, Gǂh gǂh, ǂh, ǂ’, ǂ’h, Nǂ nǂ, Nǂh nǂh, Gǂx gǂx, ǂx, Gǂk gǂk, ǂk, Gǁ gǁ, ǁ, Gǁh gǁh, ǁh, ǁ’, ǁ’h, Nǁ nǁ, Nǁh nǁh, Gǁx gǁx, ǁx, Gǁk gǁk, ǁk, I i, E e, A a, O o, U u, Aq aq, Oq oq, In in, An an, On on, Un un, Aqn aqn, Oqn oqn
KabyleEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kabyle alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) asekkil; A a, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ḍ ḍ, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ɣ ɣ, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Q q, R r, Ř ř, Ṛ ṛ, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, Ṭ ṭ, U u, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Ẓ ẓ
KaingangEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Kaingang alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Ã ã, E e, É é, Ẽ ẽ, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ĩ ĩ, J j, K k, M m, N n, Nh nh, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ũ ũ, V v, Y y, Ỹ ỹ, '
KakabaiEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Kakabai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, G g, Ḡ ḡ, I i, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y
Kalo Finnish RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, Ȟ ȟ, 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, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
ReferencesEdit
KanuriEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Kanuri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, Ǝ ə, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, P p, R r, Ɍ ɍ, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z
KarakalpakEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Karakalpak alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ǵ ǵ, H h, I i, Í ı, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
KarelianEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Karelian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Č č, 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, R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v, Y y, Ä ä, Ö ö, '
KashayaEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, A:a:, B b, C c, Cʰcʰ, C’c’, D d, E e, E:e:, F f, H h, I i, I:i:, K k, Kʰkʰ, K’k’, L l, Lʰlʰ, L’l’, M m, Mʰmʰ, M’m’, N n, Nʰnʰ, N’n’, O o, O:o:, P p, Pʰpʰ, P’p’, Q q, Qʰqʰ, Q’q’, R r, Rʰrʰ, R’r’, S s, Š š, T t, Tʰtʰ, T’t’, Ṭ ṭ, Ṭʰṭʰ, Ṭ’ṭ’, U u, U:u:, W w, Wʰwʰ, W’w’, Y y, Yʰyʰ, Y’y’, ʔ
KashubianEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, Ã ã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż
KawésqarEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Kawésqar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Æ æ, B b, C c, C' c', E e, F f, H h, I i, J j, K k, K' k', L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, P' p', Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, T t, T' t', U u, W w, X x
KhakasEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ƣ ƣ, I i, Į į, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ɵ ɵ, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Ƶ ƶ, Ь ь
KikuyuEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, G g, H h, I i, Ĩ ĩ, J j, K k, M m, N n, O o, R r, T t, U u, Ũ ũ, W w, Y y
KobonEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Kobon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ƚ ƚ, Ɫ ɫ, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y
KrioEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Krio alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aw aw, Ay ay, B b, Ch ch, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ɔ ɔ, Ɔy ɔy, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Kwak'walaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- U'mista
(Latin-script letters) A a, A̱ a̱, B b, D d, Dƚ dƚ, Dz dz, E e, G g, Gw gw, Ǥ ǥ, Ǥw ǥw, H h, I i, K k, Kw kw, K̓ k̓, K̓w k̓w, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w, L l, Ƚ ƚ, M m, N n, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ts ts, T̓s t̓s, Tƚ tƚ, T̓ƚ t̓ƚ, U u, W w, X x, Xw xw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, Y y, ʼ
liq̓ʷala (Latin-script letters) A a, Ə ə, B b, D d, Λ λ, Dᶻ dᶻ, E e, G g, Gʷ gʷ, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧʷ ǧʷ, H h, I i, K k, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ k̓, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, Q q, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ q̓, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, ƛ, ƛ̓, C c, C̓ c̓, U u, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʔ
LakotaEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aŋ aŋ (Áŋ áŋ), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Č’ č’, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, I i (Í í), Iŋ iŋ (Íŋ íŋ), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, K’ k’, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, P’ p’, S s, Š š, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, T’ t’, U u (Ú ú), Uŋ uŋ (Úŋ úŋ), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ’
LatgalianEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latgalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, Ģ ģ, H h, I i, Y y, Ī ī, J j, K k, Ķ ķ, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- (sometimes with littera) The first letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- 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.
See alsoEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- 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
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
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LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latvian letters) latviešu burti; Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
LingalaEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Â â, Ǎ ǎ), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ê ê, Ě ě), Ɛ ɛ (Ɛ́ ɛ́, Ɛ̂ ɛ̂, Ɛ̌ ɛ̌), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Î î, Ǐ ǐ), K k, L l, M m, Mb mb, Mp mp, N n, Nd nd, Ng ng, Nk nk, Ns ns, Nt nt, Ny ny, Nz nz, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Ǒ ǒ), Ɔ ɔ (Ɔ́ ɔ́, Ɔ̂ ɔ̂, Ɔ̌ ɔ̌), P p, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, Y y, Z z
LithuanianEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ę ę, Ė ė, F f, G g, H h, I i, Į į, Y y, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ų ų, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
LivonianEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
LouEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Lou alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, Ë ë, I i, K k, Kw kw, L l, M m, Mw mw, N n, Ng ng, O o, Ö ö, P p, Pw pw, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w
Lower SorbianEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, Dź dź, E e, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, J j, K k, Ł ł, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, P p, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ź ź
LuxembourgishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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, É é, Ä ä, Ë ë
Etymology 2Edit
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.
NounEdit
A n (plural Aen)
- eye
- Ech hunn eppes am A.
- I have something in my eye.
Etymology 3Edit
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.
NounEdit
A f (plural Aen)
- (only used in place names) floodplain, meadow
MalagasyEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Malagasy alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Ì ì), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n (N̈ n̈), O o (Ò ò, Ô ô), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ù ù), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Zh zh, Ch ch, Sh sh
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
MalteseEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, 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, Ż ż, Z z
MampruliEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Mampruli alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, Ee ee, F f, G g, ', Gb gb, Gy gy, H h, I i, K k, Kp kp, Ky ky, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, Ŋm ŋm, O o, Ɔ ɔ, Oo oo, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Uu uu, W w, Y y, Z z, ’
MankanyaEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mankanya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, Ŧ ŧ, Ţ ţ, U u, W w, Y y
ManxEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Manx alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, 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, Y y
MaoriEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, E e, Ē ē, H h, I i, Ī ī, K k, M m, N n, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, T t, U u, Ū ū, W w, Ng ng, Wh wh
MapudungunEdit
LetterEdit
A (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Mapudungun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, D d, E e, F f, G g, I i, Ï ï, K k, L l, Ll ll, Ḻ ḻ, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ñ ñ, Ṉ ṉ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Tr tr, Ṯ ṯ, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y
MarbaEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, Ä ä, B b, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Ɗ ɗ, E e, Ẽ ẽ, Ə ə, F f, G g, H h, Ɦ ɦ, I i, Ĩ ĩ, Ï ï, Ɨ ɨ, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ũ ũ, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
MarshalleseEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Marshallese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, B b, D d, E e, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, M̧ m̧, N n, Ņ ņ, N̄ n̄, O o, O̧ o̧, Ō ō, P p, R r, T t, U u, Ū ū, W w
MaskelynesEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Maskelynes alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, B̃b̃, D d, E e, Ə ə, G g, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, M̃m̃, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, P̃p̃, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, Ṽ ṽ, W w, Y y
MassachusettEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Massachusett alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Â â, Ay ay, Ch ch, E e, Ee ee, H h, K k, M m, N n, Ô ô, Ꝏ ꝏ (∞, 8), P p, Q q, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ty ty, U u, W w, Y y
Mayoyao IfugaoEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Mayoyao Ifugao alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, G g, H h, I i, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, P p, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Mecayapan NahuatlEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Mecayapan Nahuatl alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Ch ch, 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, X x, Y y, Z z, '
MohawkEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Mohawk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), E e (É é), H h, I i (Í í), K k, N n, O o (Ó ó), R r, S s, T t, W w, Y y, ’, :
MooreEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Moore alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, ʼ, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ɩ ɩ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ʋ ʋ, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
MuinaneEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Muinane alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ɨ ɨ, J j, Ll ll, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, V v, Y y
NauruanEdit
LetterEdit
A (lower case a)
- The first letter of the Nauruan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, 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, Ñ ñ, O o, Õ õ, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ũ ũ, W w, Y y, Z z
Edit
LetterEdit
A (upper case, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Navajo alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dzdz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Nisga'aEdit
LetterEdit
A
- The first letter of the Nisga'a alphabet, written in the Latin script.