long a
See also: longa
English edit
Noun edit
- (phonics) The vowel sound in the words "game" and "cake", signified by the silent e; /eɪ/.
- (linguistics, especially UK) The vowel sound in the English words bath and castle when pronounced with an open back unrounded vowel (/ɑː/); associated with southern England accents.
Synonyms edit
- (bath vowel): broad a