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Translingual
editEtymology 1
editModification of capital A.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
- (superscript) See ª.
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Other representations of A:
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editEnglish
editEtymology
editThe letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ).
Pronunciation
edit- (letter name)
- The current pronunciation resulted from the Great Vowel Shift. Before the early part of the 17th century, the pronunciation was similar to that in other languages.
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /æ/, /ɑː/, /eɪ/, /ə/, etc.
Letter
editletter (lowercase, uppercase A, plural as or a's)
- The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
edit- In English, the letter a usually denotes the near-open front unrounded vowel (IPA(key): /æ/), as in pad, the open back unrounded vowel (IPA(key): /ɑː/) as in father, the mid-central vowel (IPA(key): /ə/) when unstressed as in about, or, when followed by another vowel, the diphthong IPA(key): /eɪ/, as in ace.
- A is the third most common letter in English.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- (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
See also
editAlbanian
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
See also
editAsturian
editNoun
editletter f
- a (the name of the letter A, a)
Azerbaijani
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBasque
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Basque alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNoun
editletter (indeclinable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter A.
See also
edit
Catalan
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit
Dakota
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (uppercase A)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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See also
editDanish
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editletter n (singular definite a'et, plural indefinite a'er)
Inflection
editgender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Chuck Entz/a/letter | a'et | a'er | a'erne |
genitive | a's | a'ets | a'ers | a'ernes |
Dutch
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editEgyptian
editRomanization
editletter
Esperanto
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Noun
editletter (accusative singular a-on, plural a-oj, accusative plural a-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
See also
editEstonian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (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)
Noun
editletter (genitive a or a', partitive a-d or a'd)
Declension
editDeclension of Chuck Entz/a/letter (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | a- | a-d | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | a- | ||
genitive | a-de | ||
partitive | a-d | a-id a-sid | |
illative | a-sse | a-desse a-isse | |
inessive | a-s | a-des a-is | |
elative | a-st | a-dest a-ist | |
allative | a-le | a-dele a-ile | |
adessive | a-l | a-del a-il | |
ablative | a-lt | a-delt a-ilt | |
translative | a-ks | a-deks a-iks | |
terminative | a-ni | a-deni | |
essive | a-na | a-dena | |
abessive | a-ta | a-deta | |
comitative | a-ga | a-dega |
(music):
Declension of Chuck Entz/a/letter (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | a' | a'd | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | a' | ||
genitive | a'de | ||
partitive | a'd | a'id a'sid | |
illative | a'sse | a'desse a'isse | |
inessive | a's | a'des a'is | |
elative | a'st | a'dest a'ist | |
allative | a'le | a'dele a'ile | |
adessive | a'l | a'del a'il | |
ablative | a'lt | a'delt a'ilt | |
translative | a'ks | a'deks a'iks | |
terminative | a'ni | a'deni | |
essive | a'na | a'dena | |
abessive | a'ta | a'deta | |
comitative | a'ga | a'dega |
Faroese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editFinnish
editEtymology 1
editThe Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and Chuck Entz/a/letter for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Finnish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (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
Etymology 2
editNoun
editletter
Usage notes
editCapitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
Declension
editInflection of a (type maa)
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Derived terms
editFrench
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
editletter m or f (plural as)
Derived terms
edit
Fula
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
editSee also
editGalician
editPronunciation
editNoun
editletter m (plural as)
- a (name of the letter A, a)
German
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
editletter n (strong, genitive a or as, plural a or as)
- Alternative form of A
Etymology 2
editNoun
editletter
- Abbreviation of a-Moll.
- Abbreviation of Ar.
Gilbertese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editletter
Gothic
editRomanization
editletter
- Romanization of 𐌰
Hokkien
editFor pronunciation and definitions of letter – see 阿. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 阿). |
Hungarian
editPronunciation
edit- (letter or phoneme itself): IPA(key): [ˈɒː][1]
- (identifier or musical note): IPA(key): [ˈaː] (in the names of minor scales; see also A)
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (music) designation of the sixth note from C and the corresponding tone
Derived terms
editSee also
editIcelandic
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
editletter ?
- The name of the Latin-script letter A.
See also
editIdo
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (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
Noun
editletter (plural a-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
See also
editIgbo
editLetter
editletter (upper case A, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Indonesian
editPronunciation
edit- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "a" is not used by this template.
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Indonesian alphabet, called id and written in the Latin script.
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) huruf; 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
- (Latin-script letter names) huruf; a, be, ce, de, e, ef, ge, ha, i, je, ka, el, em, en, o, pe, ki, er, es, te, u, ve, we, eks, ye, zet
Further reading
edit- “Chuck Entz/a/letter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ā (the name of the letter A).
Letter
editletter f or m (invariable)
- The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Noun
editletter f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.; a
See also
editJapanese
editRomanization
editletter
Jersey Dutch
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter
Kabuverdianu
editLetter
editletter (uppercase A)
- The first letter of the Kabuverdianu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Kashubian
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editThe Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and Chuck Entz/a/letter for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editletter (lowercase, uppercase A)
- The first letter of the Kashubian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
editKayan
editLetter
editletter
- a the first letter of Kayan alphabet.
Latin
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan.
Pronunciation
edit(letter name):
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- (sometimes with littera) the first letter of the Latin alphabet.
- littera a ― the letter a
Etymology 2
editFrom Etruscan.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editā f (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter A.
Coordinate terms
editLatvian
editEtymology
editProposed 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.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Latvian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (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
Noun
editletter m (invariable)
- The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
See also
edit- (Latvian letter names) latviešu burtu vārdi; a, garais ā, bē, cē, čē, dē, e, garais ē, ef, gā, ģē, hā, i, garais ī, jē, kā, ķē, el, eļ, em, en, eņ, o, pē, er, es, eš, tē, u, garais ū, vē, zē, žē
Further reading
edit- letter on the Latvian Wikipedia.Wikipedia lv
Laz
editLetter
editletter
- The first letter of the Laz alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) burts; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, Ç̌ ç̌, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, İ i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, P̌ p̌, Q q, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, Ť ť, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ
Numeral
editletter
- Latin spelling of ა (a)
Livonian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Lower Sorbian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
- The name of the Latin-script letter a/A.
See also
editLushootseed
editLetter
editletter
- The second letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, pronounced as an open back unrounded vowel.
Malay
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editMaltese
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNavajo
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- a = /a˨/
- ą = /ã˨/
- á = /a˥/
- ą́ = /ã˥/
- aa = /aː˨˨/
- ąą = /ãː˨˨/
- áa = /aː˥˨/
- ą́ą = /ãː˥˨/
- aá = /aː˨˥/
- ąą́ = /ãː˨˥/
- áá = /aː˥˥/
- ą́ą́ = /ãː˥˥/
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, 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
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾, representing the head of an ox.
Pronunciation
edit- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɑː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɑː/, /a/, (before u or in some Enɡlish loan words) [æ]
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: a
- Homophones: A, à, A-, a-, ah
Letter
editletter (uppercase A)
- The first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (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, Ææ, Øø, Åå
Noun
editletter m (definite singular a-en, indefinite plural a-er, definite plural a-ene)
- the letter a, the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet
- fra A til B ― from A to B
- fra A til Å ― from A to Z
- har man sagt a, må man si b ― if you have said A, you should say B
- 1999, Lars Roar Langslet, I kamp for norsk kultur, page 234:
- bruken av a i bestemt form i hunkjønnsord
- the use of a in the definite form of feminine words
- indicates the first or best entry of a list, order or rank
- Synonyms: A-, a-
- oppgang A ― apartment entrance A
- blodgruppe A ― blood group A
- førerkort i klasse A ― (motorcycle) driver's license in class A
- øl i klasse A ― beer in class A (with 0,0-0,7 volume percent alcohol)
- A post ― A post / priority mail
- A-aksje ― class A-share
- hepatitt A ― hepatitis A
- 1919, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede digter-verker I [Collected poetic works 1], page 454:
- [bokstavene begynte] at gaa sammen, to og to: a stod og hvilte under et træ, som hedte b
- [the letters began] to go together, two by two: a stood and rested under a tree called b
- 1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker V, page 389:
- begynde paa Ø istedet for A
- start with Ø instead of A
- 1886, Arne Garborg, Mogning og manndom I, page 172:
- jeg traf sammen med et par generalbanditter, gamle gutter, storartede ranglefanter, 1ste klasse 1 A med stjerne, deilige herremænd
- I met a couple of general bandits, old boys, great revelers, 1st class 1 A with a star, lovely gentlemen
- 1939, Knut Hamsun, Artikler, page 99:
- historie er hvad A mener til forskel fra B, og hvad C igen mener til forskel baade fra A og B om den samme sag
- story is what A thinks differently from B and what C again thinks differently from both A and B about the same case
- the highest grade in a school or university using the A-F scale
- få A til eksamen
- receive an A on an exam
- 2019, Helene Uri, Stillheten etterpå, page 14:
- jeg har gode karakterer. Bare A-er og B-er
- I have good grades. Only A's and B's
- (music) designation of the sixth note from C and the corresponding tone
- 1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, page 10:
- synge en riktig A uten hjelp av et instrument eller stemmegaffel
- sing a correct A without the aid of an instrument or tuning fork
- 1973, Finn Havrevold, Avreisen, page 127:
- han slår énstrøken a på klaveret
- he strikes one stroke A on the piano
- 1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 42:
- så gal at man virkelig tror at svaler er g-nøkler og bass-nøkler og a’er og c’er som svever rundt hverandre og lager konsert i himmelen
- so crazy that you really think swallows are g-keys and bass-keys and a's and c's floating around each other and making a concert in the sky
- (physics) symbol for ampere
- (physics) symbol for nucleon number
- (horology) symbol for avance
- symbol for anno
- short form of atom-
- Synonym: a-
- a-bombe
- atom bomb (a-bomb)
Derived terms
edit- a-form (“a-form”), a-infinitiv (“a-infinitive”), a-kjendis (“A-list celebrity”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lowercase, uppercase A)
- The first letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (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, Ææ, Øø, Åå
Noun
editletter m (definite singular a-en, indefinite plural a-ar, definite plural a-ane)
- the letter a
Nupe
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editOccitan
editPronunciation
editNoun
editletter f (plural as)
- a (the letter a)
Old French
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Old French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Papiamentu
editLetter
editletter (lower case upper case, A)
- The first letter of the Papiamentu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editThe Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and Chuck Entz/a/letter for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editletter (lowercase, uppercase A)
- The first letter of the Polish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- małe a ― a minuscule/small/little a
- duże a ― a capital/big/large a
See also
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editFrom Latin a, form of A, from Etruscan 𐌀 (a), from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from Egyptian 𓃾.
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun
editletter m (plural letteres)
- Alternative spelling of á
Related terms
editRomani
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
Romanian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editScots
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Scots alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editScottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is followed by b. Its traditional name is ailm (“elm”).
See also
editSerbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editSee Translingual section.
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
Sicilian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ā (the name of the letter A).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editletter f
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.; a
Silesian
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editThe Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and Chuck Entz/a/letter for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSkolt Sami
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editSee Translingual section.
Letter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSlovak
editEtymology
editFrom Latin a, form of A, from Etruscan 𐌀 (a), from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from Egyptian 𓃾.
Letter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editSlovene
editEtymology
editFrom Gaj's Latin alphabet a, from Czech alphabet a, modification of capital A, itself derived 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.
Pronunciation
edit- (phoneme, tonal variety): IPA(key): /áː/, /àː/, /ʌ́/, /a/, [â], [ǎ]
- (phoneme, non-tonal variety): IPA(key): /aː/, /a/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /àː/, /áː/
Audio (letter name, non-tonal): (file) - Rhymes: -aː
- Homophone: a
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.
Symbol
editletter
- (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [a].
Noun
editā m inan
Inflection
edit- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | ā | ||
gen. sing. | ā-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ā | ā-ja | ā-ji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ā-ja | ā-jev | ā-jev |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
ā-ju | ā-jema | ā-jem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ā | ā-ja | ā-je |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ā-ju | ā-jih | ā-jih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ā-jem | ā-jema | ā-ji |
- More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | ā | ||
gen. sing. | ā | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | ā | ā | ā |
accusative | ā | ā | ā |
genitive | ā | ā | ā |
dative | ā | ā | ā |
locative | ā | ā | ā |
instrumental | ā | ā | ā |
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
Further reading
edit- “letter”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
editletter f (plural aes)
- Name of the letter A.
See also
editSumerian
editRomanization
editletter
- Romanization of 𒀀 (a)
Swedish
editLetter
editletter (name a, uppercase form A)
- The first letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish a. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English a.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜀ (a).
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish a.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: a
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case LETTER, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔)
- The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called ey and written in the Latin script.
Letter
editletter (lower case, upper case LETTER, Baybayin spelling ᜀ)
- The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called a and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) titik; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun
editletter (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)
- the name of the Latin-script letter A/a, in the Abakada alphabet
- Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) ey
- (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter A/a, in the Abecedario
- Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) ey
Related terms
editSee also
editTurkish
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Turkish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin script letters) harf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Noun
editletter
- The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
See also
editTurkmen
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Turkmen alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editTyap
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (upper case A)
- The first letter of the Tyap alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cy cy, D d, E e, F f, G g, Gb gb, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, Ghy ghy, H h, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jy jy, K k, Kh kh, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ny ny, O o, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, Shy shy, T t, Ts ts, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editLetter
editletter (upper case A, lower case a)
- The first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Noun
editletter
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
See also
edit- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â 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)
Votic
editPronunciation
editEtymology
editLetter
editletter
- The first letter of the Votic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Welsh
editEtymology
editAlternative forms
edit- (with grave accent to indicate otherwise unpredictable short vowel) à
- (with acute accent to indicate unusually stressed short vowel) á
- (with circumflex to indicate otherwise unpredictable or unusually stressed long vowel) â
- (with diaeresis to indicate disyllabicity) ä
Pronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script. It is followed by b.
Mutation
edit- a cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word afal (“apple”):
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
afal | unchanged | unchanged | hafal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Derived terms
editSee also
editNoun
editletter f (plural âu, not mutable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Chuck Entz/a/letter | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Yoruba
editPronunciation
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
Noun
editá
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- (Benin) (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, 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, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Zulu
editLetter
editletter (lower case, upper case A)
- The first letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- ^ Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 280