aa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

EnglishEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

 

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

aa (uncountable)

  1. (volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]
    • 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII
      We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.
    • 1944, Charles A. Cotton, Volcanoes as landscape forms:
      Cooling and solidification frequently takes a different course [...] in lava flows, producing the clinker-like ‘aa’ lava.
    • 1981, Hilo Lava Flood Control: Environmental Impact Statement, page 194:
      Both pahoehoe and aa lava flows are common on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa with a preponderance of aa flows found at the lower elevations.
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Abbreviation.

NounEdit

aa

  1. Initialism of acetic acid.
  2. Initialism of acting age.
  3. (medicine) Initialism of alveolar-arterial.
  4. Initialism of aminoacetone.
  5. Initialism of amino acid.
  6. Initialism of approximate absolute.
  7. Initialism of arachidonic acid.
  8. Initialism of armature accelerator.
  9. Initialism of ascending aorta.
  10. Initialism of atomic absorption.
  11. Initialism of author's alteration.
  12. Initialism of average audience.

AdjectiveEdit

aa (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of arctic-alpine.
  2. Initialism of always afloat.

Etymology 3Edit

Compare pp.

NounEdit

aa pl (plural only)

  1. Abbreviation of adjectives.
  2. Abbreviation of arteries.

Etymology 4Edit

Contraction.

AdjectiveEdit

aa

  1. Abbreviation of ana (“of each, equal parts”).

AcholiEdit

VerbEdit

aa

  1. come

AfrikaansEdit

NounEdit

aa (plural [please provide])

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

BughotuEdit

VerbEdit

aa

  1. to open
  2. to be open
  3. to open mouth

ReferencesEdit

  • W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio
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NounEdit

aa f (plural aa's, diminutive aatje n)

  1. (especially in names) Alternative spelling of a

EstonianEdit

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. An interjection expressing recognition -
    Aa, see oled sina.
    Oh, it's you.
  2. An interjection expressing understanding -
    Aa, saan aru.
    Ah, I understand.

NounEdit

aa (genitive aa, partitive aad)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

Further readingEdit

  • aa in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

FinnishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin ā.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː] (aa auto aamu ananas aa)
  • Audio
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  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Syllabification: aa

NounEdit

aa

  1. a (The name of the Latin-script letter A.)
Usage notesEdit
  • Speakers often use the corresponding forms of a-kirjain ("letter A, letter a") instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of aa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative aa aat
genitive aan aiden
aitten
partitive aata aita
illative aahan aihin
singular plural
nominative aa aat
accusative nom. aa aat
gen. aan
genitive aan aiden
aitten
partitive aata aita
inessive aassa aissa
elative aasta aista
illative aahan aihin
adessive aalla ailla
ablative aalta ailta
allative aalle aille
essive aana aina
translative aaksi aiksi
instructive — ain
abessive aatta aitta
comitative — aineen
Possessive forms of aa (type maa)
possessor singular plural
1st person aani aamme
2nd person aasi aanne
3rd person aansa
SynonymsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Either crosslinguistic or borrowed from any of the many European languages it appears in.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Syllabification: aa

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. oh, ah (expression of recognition, realization, understanding, etc.)

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

aa m (plural aas)

  1. (geology, often attributive) The surface of an aa lava flow.

InupiaqEdit

Etymology 1Edit

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. yes, I know
  2. I agree: expresses listener's agreement with storyteller or speaker

Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says, said in breathy voice
  2. expression of surprise or awe

Derived termsEdit

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/
  • Hyphenation: à‧a

NounEdit

aa f (invariable)

  1. (volcanology) aa (type of lava flow)
    Synonym: afrolite

ReferencesEdit

  • aa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • aa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

aa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ああ

LadinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

NounEdit

aa f (plural [please provide])

  1. farmyard
  2. threshing floor

LatvianEdit

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement, understanding)
    - Vai vēlies ēst? – Aa. ― - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

LithuanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Russian ага (aga), and English uh-huh.

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

aà, aã

  1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement)
    • - Ar̃ nóri válgyti? – Aà.
      - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

SynonymsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • aa in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas, lkz.lt

Lun BawangEdit

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

aa

  1. no, not, without

SynonymsEdit

ManxEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish óa, comparative form of óc, from Proto-Celtic *yowankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

aa

  1. comparative degree of aeg (“young, adolescent, immature”)

Middle WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

aa

  1. Alternative form of a (third-person singular present indicative of mynet).

Murui HuitotoEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈaː]
  • Hyphenation: aa

AdverbEdit

aa

  1. up, above

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 19
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 145

NorwegianEdit

LetterEdit

aa

  1. Obsolete spelling of å

Norwegian BokmålEdit

LetterEdit

aa

  1. Obsolete spelling of å

Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • (letter and noun): Aa (upper case)

ConjunctionEdit

aa

  1. obsolete typography of og

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. obsolete typography of å

LetterEdit

aa

  1. obsolete typography of å

NounEdit

aa f (definite singular aai, indefinite plural aaer or aair, definite plural aaerne or aaine)

  1. obsolete typography of å

ParticleEdit

aa

  1. obsolete typography of å

PrepositionEdit

aa

  1. obsolete typography of å

ReferencesEdit

Old PortugueseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

ContractionEdit

aa

  1. Contraction of a a (“to/at the”).
    • 13th century C.E., Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, , E codex, cantiga 294 (facsimile):
      Como hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſ[ant]a mari[a] por q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtava a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.
      How a woman who was playing dice in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.
DescendantsEdit
  • Galician: á
  • Portuguese: à

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin ala (“wing”).

NounEdit

aa f

  1. wing
DescendantsEdit
  • Galician: á
  • Portuguese: á

Pennsylvania GermanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk; cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, Old English ēac.

Alternative formsEdit

AdverbEdit

aa

  1. also
    • 1908, Astor C. Wuchter, “Die Mudderschprooch”, in Earl C. Haag, editor, A Pennsylvania German Anthology, page 56:
      […] Datt sin aa Mensche, graad wie do […]
      There are people there too, just like here

Etymology 2Edit

From Old High German ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“up, on high”). Compare German an, Dutch aan, English on.

PrepositionEdit

aa

  1. on
  2. to

ScotsEdit

DeterminerEdit

aa

  1. Alternative form of a'

AdverbEdit

aa (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of a'

NounEdit

aa (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of a'

SundaneseEdit

NounEdit

aa

  1. older brother

TagalogEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Chinese.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: a‧a
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔaʔ/, [ʔɐˈʔaʔ]

NounEdit

aâ

  1. (childish) dirty things; filth (especially feces)
    Synonyms: dumi, ate, atse, tsetse
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: a‧a
  • IPA(key): /ʔaa/, [ʔɐɐ]

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. an exclamation expressing warning
Related termsEdit

VoticEdit

PronunciationEdit

EtymologyEdit

InterjectionEdit

aa

  1. yep, yeah
  2. aha, uh-huh

VõroEdit

NounEdit

aa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

YorubaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

ContractionEdit

àá

  1. Contraction of àwa á (“We'll”).
    Àá lọ sí Amẹ́ríkà ní oṣú tí ó ń bọ̀.
    We'll be going to the U.S. next month.

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

ContractionEdit

áá

  1. Contraction of òun á (“He'll, she'll, it'll”).
    Áá rí a l'ọ́jọ́ márùn-ún òní.
    She'll be seeing us four days from now.
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