aa
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
aa
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ʔɑː/, enPR: äʹä
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ʔɑ/
NounEdit
aa (uncountable)
- (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.
- 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII
TranslationsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviation.
NounEdit
aa
- Initialism of acetic acid.
- Initialism of acting age.
- (medicine) Initialism of alveolar-arterial.
- Initialism of aminoacetone.
- Initialism of amino acid.
- Initialism of approximate absolute.
- Initialism of arachidonic acid.
- Initialism of armature accelerator.
- Initialism of ascending aorta.
- Initialism of atomic absorption.
- Initialism of author's alteration.
- Initialism of average audience.
AdjectiveEdit
aa (not comparable)
Etymology 3Edit
Compare pp.
NounEdit
aa pl (plural only)
- Abbreviation of adjectives.
- Abbreviation of arteries.
Etymology 4Edit
Contraction.
AdjectiveEdit
aa
- Abbreviation of ana (“of each, equal parts”).
AcholiEdit
VerbEdit
aa
BavarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
aa
BughotuEdit
VerbEdit
aa
- to open
- to be open
- to open mouth
ReferencesEdit
- W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
aa f (plural aa's, diminutive aatje n)
- (especially in names) Alternative spelling of a
East Central GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
aa
- (Erzgebirgisch) a, an
Further readingEdit
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 13:
EstonianEdit
InterjectionEdit
aa
- An interjection expressing recognition -
- Aa, see oled sina.
- Oh, it's you.
- An interjection expressing understanding -
- Aa, saan aru.
- Ah, I understand.
NounEdit
aa (genitive aa, partitive aad)
- The name of the Latin-script letter A.
Further readingEdit
- aa in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
FinnishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
aa
- 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) | |||
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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
InterjectionEdit
aa
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
aa m (plural aas)
- (geology, often attributive) the surface of an aa lava flow
InupiaqEdit
Etymology 1Edit
InterjectionEdit
aa
- yes, I know
- I agree: expresses listener's agreement with storyteller or speaker
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
InterjectionEdit
aa
- expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says, said in breathy voice
- expression of surprise or awe
Derived termsEdit
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
aa f (invariable)
- (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
LadinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.
NounEdit
aa f (plural [please provide])
LatvianEdit
InterjectionEdit
aa
- 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
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “aa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2022
Lun BawangEdit
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
aa
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
- comparative degree of aeg (“young, adolescent, immature”)
Middle WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
aa
Murui HuitotoEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
aa
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)[2] (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.[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 145
NorwegianEdit
LetterEdit
aa
- Obsolete spelling of å
Norwegian BokmålEdit
LetterEdit
aa
- Obsolete spelling of å
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (letter and noun): Aa (upper case)
ConjunctionEdit
aa
- obsolete typography of og
InterjectionEdit
aa
- obsolete typography of å
LetterEdit
aa
- obsolete typography of å
NounEdit
aa f (definite singular aai, indefinite plural aaer or aair, definite plural aaerne or aaine)
- obsolete typography of å
ParticleEdit
aa
- obsolete typography of å
PrepositionEdit
aa
- obsolete typography of å
ReferencesEdit
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “aa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Old PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
ContractionEdit
aa
- Contraction of a a (“to/at the”).
- 13th century CE, 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.
- 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.
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
aa f
- wing
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, , E codex, cantiga 142 (facsimile):
- ⁊ dun gran colbe aa lle britou
- And with a powerful blow, broke its wing
DescendantsEdit
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk; cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, Old English ēac.
Alternative formsEdit
- auch (literary)
AdverbEdit
aa
- 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
ScotsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
aa (not comparable)
ReferencesEdit
- “aa, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
SundaneseEdit
NounEdit
aa
TagalogEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Chinese.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
aâ or aà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
aa
- an exclamation expressing warning
See alsoEdit
VõroEdit
NounEdit
aa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter A.
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
VoticEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
aa
YorubaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
ContractionEdit
àá
- Contraction of àwa á (“We'll”).
- Àá lọ sí Amẹ́ríkà ní oṣù tí ó ń bọ̀.
- We'll be going to the U.S. next month.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
ContractionEdit
áá