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Translingual
Etymology 1
From the EtruscanCategory:Translingual terms derived from Etruscan#A letter 𐌀 (a), from the Ancient GreekCategory:Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek#A letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the PhoenicianCategory:Translingual terms derived from Phoenician#A letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from the EgyptianCategory:Translingual terms derived from Egyptian#A hieroglyph 𓃾.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/ (most languages)Category:Translingual terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Translingual lemmas#ACategory:Translingual letters#ACategory:Translingual nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
Symbol
ACategory:Translingual lemmas#ACategory:Translingual symbols#ACategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- Marks the first item in a list.
- A. Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.Category:Translingual terms with usage examples#A
- A hypothetical item or person designated the first, usually when there are more than one.
- Person A had 5 apples, and person B...Category:Translingual terms with usage examples#A
- 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.Category:Translingual terms with usage examples#A
- (computingCategory:mul:Computing#A) The variable was a byte with value A0, or 160 in decimal.
- A standard size of dry cell battery, slightly larger than AA.[1]
- A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, as A0, A1, A2, etc.[2]
- 2022 August 17, “International Paper Sizes and Dimensions”, in Neenah, archived from the original on 17 August 2022:
- The most widely used for general printing and letterhead stationery is the A series.Category:English terms with quotations#A
- 2007, International Organization for Standardization, “Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter — Trimmed sizes — A and B series, and indication of machine direction”, in International Standard, archived from the original on 17 December 2022, page 5:
- The trimmed sizes of the A series are intended for all kinds of stationery and printed matter as specified in Clause 1Category:English terms with quotations#A
- 2024 June 27, MUNBYN Team, “Understanding International Standard Paper Sizes Matters”, in MUNBYN, archived from the original on 13 July 2024:
- The A series is the most common and versatile among the ISO 216 standard paper sizes.Category:English terms with quotations#A
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?)Category:Requests for verification in Translingual entries#A An academic grade lower than A+ but greater than A-.
- 2018 October 9, Anna Yuan, “Students earning more A’s with new grading system”, in the black & white, archived from the original on 6 August 2020:
- The Board’s data indicated that, in the 2014-2015 school year, 16.1 percent of students districtwide earned an A in core math classes.Category:English terms with quotations#A
- 1983 February 13, Ian Frazier, “The Woman Behind “Hints from Heloise””, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 26 December 2024:
- ...she was the only girl in her high school to take shop class, and she got an A in it.Category:English terms with quotations#A
- 2009, Charles J. Whalen, Human Resource Economics and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Vernon M. Briggs Jr., archived from the original on 12 September 2024, page 9:
- When I earned an “A” in the course, not the dominant grade on my transcript at that time, Briggs sent a letter congratulating me and inviting me to visit during his office hours.Category:English terms with quotations#A
- (linguisticsCategory:mul:Linguistics#A) A wildcard for an open vowel
- (financeCategory:mul:Finance#A) 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.Category:mul:Bond market
- (clothingCategory:mul:Clothing#A) Bra cup size.
- (spectroscopyCategory:mul:Spectroscopy#A) absorbance
- (biochemistryCategory:mul:Biochemistry#A) adenine
- (biochemistryCategory:mul:Biochemistry#A) alanine
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
The abbreviation of a variety of terms.
Symbol
ACategory:Translingual lemmas#ACategory:Translingual symbols#ACategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (chemistry, obsoleteCategory:Obsolete symbols for chemical elements#A) Obsolete chemical symbol for argon.
- Synonym: Ar
- (chemistryCategory:mul:Chemistry#A, physicsCategory:mul:Physics#A) Abbreviation of English atomic mass numberCategory:Translingual abbreviations#ACategory:Translingual terms derived from English#A: mass number, nucleon number
- (geometryCategory:mul:Geometry#A) Area.
- (international standards) A category of vehicle licence under the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, referring to motorcycles.
- (license plate codes) Austria
Noun
ACategory:Translingual lemmas#ACategory:Translingual nouns#ACategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (physicsCategory:mul:Physics#A, International System of Units) Ampere, a unit of electrical current.
- (geneticsCategory:mul:Genetics#A) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for adenine in genetic code.
- (biochemistryCategory:mul:Amino acids#A) IUPAC 1-letter symbol for alanine in proteins.
- Synonym: Ala
- (musicCategory:mul:Music#A) Alto.
Proper noun
ACategory:Translingual lemmas#ACategory:Translingual proper nouns#ACategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.
Gallery
See also
Other representations of A:
Further reading
References
- ↑ 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.
English

Etymology 1
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#A and Old EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Old English#A upper case letter A and split of Middle EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#A and Old EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Old English#A upper case letter Æ.
- The Old EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Old English#A 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 forms
- (Gregg shorthand versions Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, and Pre-Anniversary) · (dot)
Pronunciation
- (letter name)
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /eɪ̯/Category:English 1-syllable words#ACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (US): (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /æɪ/Category:English 1-syllable words#ACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (Indic) IPA(key): /eː/Category:English 1-syllable words#ACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- Rhymes: -eɪCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪ#ACategory:Rhymes:English/eɪ/1 syllable#A
- 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.
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a, plural As or A's)Category:English lemmas#ACategory:English letters#ACategory:English nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
- Apple starts with A.Category:English terms with usage examples#A
- 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
- Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]Category:English terms with quotations#A
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Number
A (upper case, lower case a, plural As or A's)Category:English lemmas#ACategory:English numeral symbols#ACategory:English nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.Category:English ordinal numbers#A
- Item A is "foods", item B is "drinks".Category:English terms with usage examples#A
Etymology 2
- (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
- (blood type): From A antigen
Symbol
ACategory:English lemmas#ACategory:English symbols#ACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#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.Category:English terms with usage examples#A
- In the UK, the highest social grade is A – upper middle class.Category:English terms with usage examples#A
- The only standard brassiere cup size smaller than the A cup is the AA cup.Category:English terms with usage examples#A
- (educationCategory:en:Education#A) The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
- I was so happy to get an A on that test.Category:English terms with usage examples#A
- 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):
- Darcy's pretty sharp. She pulls A's.Category:English terms with quotations#A
- (musicCategory:en:Music#A) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#A
- (medicineCategory:en:Medicine#A) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#A
- (chemistryCategory:en:Chemistry#A) Mass number.
- (logicCategory:en:Logic#A) A universal affirmative suggestion.[1]
- (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#A) Abbreviation of adulterer or adulteress, used as a human brandCategory:English abbreviations#A.
- 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".Category:English terms with quotations#A
- Allele dominant.
- (chiefly USCategory:American English#A) Alternative spelling of A.M. and AM (“ante meridiem”).
Derived terms
Noun
ACategory:English lemmas#ACategory:English nouns#ACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- Ace. (including in card games)
- Acre.
- Adult; as used in film rating.
- Ammeter.
- (physicsCategory:en:Physics#A, nonstandardCategory:English nonstandard terms#A) Angstrom.
- Answer.
- (sportsCategory:en:Sports#A) An assist.
- (sexualityCategory:en:Sexuality#A) Asexual.
- (UKCategory:British English#A, chiefly LondonCategory:London English#A) Arsehole.
- (weaponryCategory:en:Weapons#A) Atom.
Synonyms
- (physics, angstrom): Å
Translations
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Adjective
ACategory:English lemmas#ACategory:English adjectives#ACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
Derived terms
- (weaponry, atom): A-bomb
References
- 1 2 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.
Further reading
Acehnese
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Acehnese lemmas#ACategory:Acehnese letters#ACategory:Acehnese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Acehnese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Acehnese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Acheron
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Acheron lemmas#ACategory:Acheron letters#ACategory:Acheron nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Acheron entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Acheron alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Adzera
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Adzera lemmas#ACategory:Adzera letters#ACategory:Adzera nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Adzera entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Adzera alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Afar
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Afar lemmas#ACategory:Afar letters#ACategory:Afar nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Afar entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Afar alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɑː/Category:Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Category:Afrikaans terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio: (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#ACategory:Afrikaans letters#ACategory:Afrikaans nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Noun
A (plural A's, diminutive A'tjie)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#ACategory:Afrikaans nouns#ACategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
Akawaio
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Akawaio lemmas#ACategory:Akawaio letters#ACategory:Akawaio nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Akawaio entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Akawaio alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
References
- Stegeman, Ray; Hunter, Rita (2014), Akawaio-English Dictionary and English-Akawaio Index, SIL International, page 2
Albanian
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Albanian lemmas#ACategory:Albanian letters#ACategory:Albanian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters)Category:Pages using lite templates shkronjëCategory:Albanian links with redundant alt parameters#A; 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
Alekano
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Alekano lemmas#ACategory:Alekano letters#ACategory:Alekano nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Alekano entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Alekano alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Alemannic German
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Alemannic German lemmas#ACategory:Alemannic German letters#ACategory:Alemannic German nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Alemannic German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Aleut
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Aleut lemmas#ACategory:Aleut letters#ACategory:Aleut nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Aleut entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Amaimon
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Amaimon lemmas#ACategory:Amaimon letters#ACategory:Amaimon nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Amaimon entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Amaimon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Amarasi
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Amarasi lemmas#ACategory:Amarasi letters#ACategory:Amarasi nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Amarasi entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Amarasi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Ambrak
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ambrak lemmas#ACategory:Ambrak letters#ACategory:Ambrak nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ambrak entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ambrak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
American Sign Language
Letter
Category:American Sign Language lemmas#ACategory:American Sign Language letters#ACategory:American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts#ACategory:American Sign Language entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- Stokoe notation of 𝣷𝪜 (“the letter A”)
Anāl
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Anāl lemmas#ACategory:Anāl letters#ACategory:Anāl nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Anāl entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Anāl alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Angami
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Angami lemmas#ACategory:Angami letters#ACategory:Angami nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Angami entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The third letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Ankave
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ankave lemmas#ACategory:Ankave letters#ACategory:Ankave nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ankave entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ankave alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Anuki
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Anuki lemmas#ACategory:Anuki letters#ACategory:Anuki nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Anuki entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Anuki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Araki
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Araki lemmas#ACategory:Araki letters#ACategory:Araki nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Araki entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Araki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Aromanian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Aromanian lemmas#ACategory:Aromanian letters#ACategory:Aromanian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Aromanian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Aromanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Assiniboine
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Assiniboine lemmas#ACategory:Assiniboine letters#ACategory:Assiniboine nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Assiniboine entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Assiniboine alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Atsahuaca
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Atsahuaca lemmas#ACategory:Atsahuaca letters#ACategory:Atsahuaca nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Atsahuaca entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Atsahuaca alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Auhelawa
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Auhelawa lemmas#ACategory:Auhelawa letters#ACategory:Auhelawa nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Auhelawa entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Auhelawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Avokaya
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Avokaya lemmas#ACategory:Avokaya letters#ACategory:Avokaya nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Avokaya entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Avokaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Awara
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Awara lemmas#ACategory:Awara letters#ACategory:Awara nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Awara entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Awara alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme; letter name) IPA(key): /ɑ/Category:Azerbaijani terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Azerbaijani lemmas#ACategory:Azerbaijani letters#ACategory:Azerbaijani nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Azerbaijani entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Balanta-Kentohe
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Balanta-Kentohe lemmas#ACategory:Balanta-Kentohe letters#ACategory:Balanta-Kentohe nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Balanta-Kentohe entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Balanta-Kentohe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Barai
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Barai lemmas#ACategory:Barai letters#ACategory:Barai nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Barai entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Barai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Bari
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Bari lemmas#ACategory:Bari letters#ACategory:Bari nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Bari entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Bari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Basque lemmas#ACategory:Basque letters#ACategory:Basque nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Basque alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Bavarian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Bavarian lemmas#ACategory:Bavarian letters#ACategory:Bavarian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Bavarian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Bavarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Beja
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Beja lemmas#ACategory:Beja letters#ACategory:Beja nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Beja entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Beja alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Bemba
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Bemba lemmas#ACategory:Bemba letters#ACategory:Bemba nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Bemba entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Bemba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Blagar
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Blagar lemmas#ACategory:Blagar letters#ACategory:Blagar nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Blagar entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Blin
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Blin lemmas#ACategory:Blin letters#ACategory:Blin nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Blin entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Blin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Brahui
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Brahui lemmas#ACategory:Brahui letters#ACategory:Brahui nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Brahui entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The thirty-second letter of the Brahui alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Breton
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Breton lemmas#ACategory:Breton letters#ACategory:Breton nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Breton entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Breton alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Busa
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Busa lemmas#ACategory:Busa letters#ACategory:Busa nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Busa entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Busa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Catalan lemmas#ACategory:Catalan letters#ACategory:Catalan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Central Franconian
Etymology
- /a/ is from Middle High German a in most closed syllables.
- /aː/ is from a before certain clusters, in most dialects also in open syllables; in southern Moselle Franconian from ou.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (short) /a/, (long) /aː/Category:Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Central Franconian lemmas#ACategory:Central Franconian letters#ACategory:Central Franconian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Central Franconian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A letter of the Central Franconian alphabet (German-based), written in the Latin script.
- A letter of the Central Franconian alphabet (Dutch-based), written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- In the German-based spelling, long a is doubled to aa when the German cognate word has aa as well. Long a may or may not be doubled in the following cases:
- when it is followed by two or more consonants: Saach, (rarely) Sach;
- when the German cognate has two vowel letters: glaawe, glawe (German glauben);
- when the German cognate has a consonant lost or not present in Central Franconian: waade, wade (German warten);
- when the German cognate has a short vowel: baal, bal (German bald).
- In the Dutch-based spelling, long a is always doubled in closed syllables, always written simple in open syllables.
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Central Mazahua lemmas#ACategory:Central Mazahua letters#ACategory:Central Mazahua nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Central Mazahua entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A letter of the Central Mazahua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ
Chachi
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Chachi lemmas#ACategory:Chachi letters#ACategory:Chachi nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Chachi entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Chachi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Chamorro
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Chamorro lemmas#ACategory:Chamorro letters#ACategory:Chamorro nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Chamorro entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The second letter of the Chamorro alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Chechen
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a, Cyrillic equivalent А)Category:Chechen lemmas#ACategory:Chechen letters#ACategory:Chechen nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Chechen entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Cheyenne
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Cheyenne lemmas#ACategory:Cheyenne letters#ACategory:Cheyenne nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Cheyenne entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Cheyenne alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Chinese
Etymology 1
From the hotkey in many video games associated with the command "attack".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ēi
- Zhuyin: ㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ei
- Wade–Giles: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
ACategory:Chinese lemmas#ACategory:Chinese verbs#ACategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
See also
Etymology 2
Initialism of EnglishCategory:Chinese terms borrowed from English#ACategory:Chinese terms derived from English#A available.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei1
- Guangdong Romanization: éi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
ACategory:Chinese lemmas#ACategory:Chinese adjectives#ACategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#A, slangCategory:Chinese slang#A) single, open to a relationship
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From the letter A of the English pattern playing cards. Various names exist for this symbol in the spoken language.
- Mandarin jiān
- From 尖 (jiān, “tip”), because the letter A has an upward tip.
- Cantonese jin1
- Clipping of 煙士 / 烟士 (jin1 si6-2)Category:Cantonese clippings#A, from EnglishCategory:Cantonese terms borrowed from English#ACategory:Cantonese terms derived from English#A ace.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiān
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jian
- Wade–Giles: chien1
- Yale: jyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
- Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin1
- Yale: yīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
ACategory:Chinese lemmas#ACategory:Chinese nouns#ACategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (card gamesCategory:zh:Card games#A) ace (Classifier: 隻/只; 張/张)Category:Chinese nouns classified by 隻/只#ACategory:Chinese nouns classified by 張/张#A
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 尖兒, 叉, 老叉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尖子 |
| Xuzhou | 老幺, 老帽兒, 尖子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 尖子, 尖, 耶司 |
| Guiyang | 尖, 尖尖, 帽 | |
| Liuzhou | 煙洗, 煙 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 愛斯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 煙士, 煙 |
| Hong Kong | 煙士, 煙 | |
| Taishan | 一士 | |
| Wuzhou | 煙 | |
| Yulin | 煙 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尖 |
| Pengze | 尖 | |
| Lichuan | 尖子 | |
| Pingxiang | 尖子, 尖 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 煙仔 |
| Yudu | 尖子 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尖子, 尖心 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 幺尖兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | A |
| Shantou | 幺, 一 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 愛斯 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 愛斯 | |
| Suzhou | A, 愛斯 |
Etymology 4
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ēi
- Zhuyin: ㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ei
- Wade–Giles: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei1
- Guangdong Romanization: éi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e
- Tâi-lô: e
- Phofsit Daibuun: ef
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /e⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ê5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ê
- Sinological IPA (key): /e⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Chinese lemmas#ACategory:Chinese letters#ACategory:Chinese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Latin alphabet as used in Chinese, written in the Latin script.
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ā
- Zhuyin: ㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: a
- Wade–Giles: a1
- Yale: ā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: a
- Palladius: а (a)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Chinese lemmas#ACategory:Chinese letters#ACategory:Chinese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of Pinyin, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
- The pronunciations above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other contexts (such as English).
Etymology 5
Initialism of EnglishCategory:Chinese terms borrowed from English#ACategory:Chinese terms derived from English#A alpha.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ēi
- Zhuyin: ㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ei
- Wade–Giles: ei1
- Yale: ēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
- Palladius: эй (ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
ACategory:Chinese lemmas#ACategory:Chinese nouns#ACategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (fandom slangCategory:Chinese fandom slang#A) alternative form of 阿爾法 / 阿尔法 (ā'ěrfǎ)
Chiwere
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Chiwere lemmas#ACategory:Chiwere letters#ACategory:Chiwere nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Chiwere entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Chiwere alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Choctaw
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Choctaw lemmas#ACategory:Choctaw letters#ACategory:Choctaw nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Choctaw entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Choctaw alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Ch'orti'
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ch'orti' lemmas#ACategory:Ch'orti' letters#ACategory:Ch'orti' nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ch'orti' entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ch'orti' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Cofán
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Cofán lemmas#ACategory:Cofán letters#ACategory:Cofán nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Cofán entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Cofán alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Comanche
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Comanche lemmas#ACategory:Comanche letters#ACategory:Comanche nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Comanche entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Comanche alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Corsican
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Corsican lemmas#ACategory:Corsican letters#ACategory:Corsican nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Corsican entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Corsican alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Crimean Tatar
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Crimean Tatar lemmas#ACategory:Crimean Tatar letters#ACategory:Crimean Tatar nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Crimean Tatar entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Cypriot Arabic
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Cypriot Arabic lemmas#ACategory:Cypriot Arabic letters#ACategory:Cypriot Arabic nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Cypriot Arabic entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Czech
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Czech lemmas#ACategory:Czech letters#ACategory:Czech nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Dagbani
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Dagbani lemmas#ACategory:Dagbani letters#ACategory:Dagbani nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Dagbani entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Dagbani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æː/, [ˈæːˀ]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- Rhymes: -æːCategory:Rhymes:Danish/æː#A
Category:Danish terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (Copenhagen): (file)
Etymology 1
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Danish lemmas#ACategory:Danish letters#ACategory:Danish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Noun
A n (singular definite A'et, plural indefinite A'er)Category:Danish lemmas#ACategory:Danish nouns#ACategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Danish neuter nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Inflection
Dinka
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Dinka lemmas#ACategory:Dinka letters#ACategory:Dinka nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Dinka entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Domari
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Domari lemmas#ACategory:Domari letters#ACategory:Domari nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Domari entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The second letter of the Domari alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Dutch lemmas#ACategory:Dutch letters#ACategory:Dutch nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Duun
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Duun lemmas#ACategory:Duun letters#ACategory:Duun nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Duun entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Duun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Further reading
- Duungooma ABC (alphabet duun), page 2
Egyptian
Romanization
ACategory:Egyptian non-lemma forms#ACategory:Egyptian romanizations#ACategory:Egyptian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
Elfdalian
Alternative forms
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Elfdalian lemmas#ACategory:Elfdalian letters#ACategory:Elfdalian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Elfdalian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Esan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Esan lemmas#ACategory:Esan letters#ACategory:Esan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Esan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Esan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- See a.
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Esperanto lemmas#ACategory:Esperanto letters#ACategory:Esperanto nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Further reading
- “a”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “A”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Estonian
Pronunciation
- (letter name, aa): IPA(key): /ˈɑː/Category:Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɑ/Category:Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Estonian lemmas#ACategory:Estonian letters#ACategory:Estonian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Estonian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
See also
Ewe
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ewe lemmas#ACategory:Ewe letters#ACategory:Ewe nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ewe entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ewe alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Faroese
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Faroese lemmas#ACategory:Faroese letters#ACategory:Faroese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Fe'fe'
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Fe'fe' lemmas#ACategory:Fe'fe' letters#ACategory:Fe'fe' nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Fe'fe' entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Fe'fe' alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Fijian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Fijian lemmas#ACategory:Fijian letters#ACategory:Fijian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Fijian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Finnish
Etymology
The 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 A for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Finnish lemmas#ACategory:Finnish letters#ACategory:Finnish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
See also
Noun
ACategory:Finnish lemmas#ACategory:Finnish nouns#ACategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- abbreviation of approbaturCategory:Finnish abbreviations#A
- alternative letter-case form of a (“A (musical note)”)
Symbol
ACategory:Finnish lemmas#ACategory:Finnish symbols#ACategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (linguisticsCategory:fi:Linguistics#A) Either the vowel a /ɑ/ or ä /æ/, depending on vowel harmony.
Usage notes
Used in linguistic descriptions in Finnish. For example, a Finnish grammar could use -mA to refer to the suffix -ma (in e.g. osuma) or -mä (in e.g. elämä).
Fon
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Fon lemmas#ACategory:Fon letters#ACategory:Fon nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Fon entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Fon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/Category:French 1-syllable words#ACategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (Paris): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (France): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:French lemmas#ACategory:French letters#ACategory:French nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
- bombe A
- prouver par A plus B, prouver par A + B
See also
Friulian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Friulian lemmas#ACategory:Friulian letters#ACategory:Friulian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Friulian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Friulian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Fula
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Fula lemmas#ACategory:Fula letters#ACategory:Fula nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Fula entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Fula alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
See also
Ga
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ga lemmas#ACategory:Ga letters#ACategory:Ga nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ga entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Gagauz
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Gagauz lemmas#ACategory:Gagauz letters#ACategory:Gagauz nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Gagauz entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Gagauz alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Galician
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Galician lemmas#ACategory:Galician letters#ACategory:Galician nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Galician alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Gallo-Italic of Sicily
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Gallo-Italic of Sicily lemmas#ACategory:Gallo-Italic of Sicily letters#ACategory:Gallo-Italic of Sicily nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Gallo-Italic of Sicily entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Gallo-Italic of Sicily alphabet, written in the Latin script.
German
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
A n (upper case, lower case a)Category:German lemmas#ACategory:German letters#ACategory:German nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Noun
A n (strong, genitive A or As, plural A or As)Category:German lemmas#ACategory:German nouns#ACategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:German neuter nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A
- Von A bis Z. ― From A to Z.Category:German terms with usage examples#A
- Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen. ― One who says A must also say B.Category:German terms with usage examples#A
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
ACategory:German lemmas#ACategory:German nouns#ACategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- abbreviation of A-DurCategory:German abbreviations#A
- abbreviation of AmpereCategory:German abbreviations#A
- (historicalCategory:German terms with historical senses#A, NazismCategory:de:Nazism#A) abbreviation of ArbeitsjudenCategory:German abbreviations#A[1]
- abbreviation of AutobahnCategory:German abbreviations#A
- alternative form of Å (symbol for Ångström)
References
- ↑ Michael, R., & Doerr, K. (2002). Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi German: An English Lexicon of the Language of the Third Reich. Greenwood, page 49.
- “a, Buchstabe, Ton” in Duden online
- “a, a Moll, Ar” in Duden online
- “A”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German)
Gilbertese
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Gilbertese lemmas#ACategory:Gilbertese letters#ACategory:Gilbertese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Gilbertese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Gilbertese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Gimi (Papuan)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Gimi (Papuan) lemmas#ACategory:Gimi (Papuan) letters#ACategory:Gimi (Papuan) nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Gimi (Papuan) entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Gimi (Papuan) alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Greenlandic
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Greenlandic lemmas#ACategory:Greenlandic letters#ACategory:Greenlandic nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Haida
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Haida lemmas#ACategory:Haida letters#ACategory:Haida nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Haida entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Haida alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Haitian Creole
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Haitian Creole lemmas#ACategory:Haitian Creole letters#ACategory:Haitian Creole nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Halkomelem
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Halkomelem lemmas#ACategory:Halkomelem letters#ACategory:Halkomelem nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Halkomelem entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Halkomelem alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Hausa
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Hausa lemmas#ACategory:Hausa letters#ACategory:Hausa nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Hausa entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- (letter name) ʻā
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈʔaː/Category:Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /a/, [ə]Category:Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Hawaiian lemmas#ACategory:Hawaiian letters#ACategory:Hawaiian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
ACategory:Hawaiian lemmas#ACategory:Hawaiian nouns#ACategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- abbreviation of ʻākau (“north”)Category:Hawaiian abbreviations#A
References
- A₂ in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (letter or phoneme itself): IPA(key): [ɒː]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#A[1]
- (identifier or musical note): IPA(key): [ˈaː]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#A (in the names of major scales; see also a)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Hungarian lemmas#ACategory:Hungarian letters#ACategory:Hungarian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
See also
References
- ↑ Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 280
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Hunsrik lemmas#ACategory:Hunsrik letters#ACategory:Hunsrik nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Hunsrik alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Hupa
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Hupa lemmas#ACategory:Hupa letters#ACategory:Hupa nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Hupa entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Icelandic
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Icelandic lemmas#ACategory:Icelandic letters#ACategory:Icelandic nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
A nCategory:Icelandic lemmas#ACategory:Icelandic nouns#ACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Icelandic neuter nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
Category:Requests for inflections in Icelandic noun entries- abbreviation of austur (“east”)Category:Icelandic abbreviations#A
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Category:Requests for inflections in Icelandic noun entries#ACategory:Requests for inflections in Icelandic entries#ASee also
Ido
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ido lemmas#ACategory:Ido letters#ACategory:Ido nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Igbo
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Igbo lemmas#ACategory:Igbo letters#ACategory:Igbo nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Igbo entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Inari Sami
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Inari Sami lemmas#ACategory:Inari Sami letters#ACategory:Inari Sami nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Inari Sami entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /a/Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- Homophones: a, àCategory:Indonesian terms with homophones#A
Etymology 1
From the LatinCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Latin#A letter A, from the EtruscanCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Etruscan#A letter 𐌀 (a), from the Ancient GreekCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek#A letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the PhoenicianCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Phoenician#A letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from the EgyptianCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Egyptian#A hieroglyph 𓃾.
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Indonesian lemmas#ACategory:Indonesian letters#ACategory:Indonesian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Etymology 2
From the initial position of the letter A in the Indonesian alphabet.
Symbol
ACategory:Indonesian lemmas#ACategory:Indonesian symbols#ACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A:
- a rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters
- (educationCategory:id:Education#A) the highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses)
- (musicCategory:id:Music#A) 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
- (vehicle-distinguishing signs) vehicle number plate code for the Banten, Cilegon, Serang, Pandeglang, Lebak and Tangerang areas
Etymology 3
(blood type): From A antigen
Symbol
ACategory:Indonesian lemmas#ACategory:Indonesian symbols#ACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (medicineCategory:id:Medicine#A) A (blood type)
Further reading
- “A”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Ingrian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ingrian lemmas#ACategory:Ingrian letters#ACategory:Ingrian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ingrian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ingrian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Interlingua
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Interlingua lemmas#ACategory:Interlingua letters#ACategory:Interlingua nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Interlingua entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Interlingua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Inupiaq
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Inupiaq lemmas#ACategory:Inupiaq letters#ACategory:Inupiaq nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Inupiaq entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Irish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Irish lemmas#ACategory:Irish letters#ACategory:Irish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
- (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
- (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ
Isoko
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Isoko lemmas#ACategory:Isoko letters#ACategory:Isoko nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Isoko entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Isoko alphabet, written in the Latin script.
References
- E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, pages 8, 10-11
- Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 1
- Joe Okedi, Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi, 2020
Italian
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈa/*Category:Italian 1-syllable words#ACategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /a/Category:Italian 1-syllable words#ACategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A f or m (upper case, lower case a, invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#ACategory:Italian letters#ACategory:Italian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Noun
ACategory:Italian lemmas#ACategory:Italian nouns#ACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (chessCategory:it:Chess#A) abbreviation of alfiere (“bishop”)Category:Italian abbreviations#A
- (transportCategory:it:Transport#A) abbreviation of autostrada (“motorway”)Category:Italian abbreviations#A, when followed by a number
- Sulla A21 si è verificato un incidente.
- On the A21 there's been an accident.
See also
References
Japanese
Romanization
ACategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#ACategory:Japanese romanizations#ACategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#ACategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
Jarai
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Jarai lemmas#ACategory:Jarai letters#ACategory:Jarai nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Jarai entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Juǀ'hoan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Juǀ'hoan lemmas#ACategory:Juǀ'hoan letters#ACategory:Juǀ'hoan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Juǀ'hoan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The ninety-sixth letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kabyle
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kabyle lemmas#ACategory:Kabyle letters#ACategory:Kabyle nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kabyle entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kabyle alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kaingang
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kaingang lemmas#ACategory:Kaingang letters#ACategory:Kaingang nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kaingang entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kaingang alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kakabai
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kakabai lemmas#ACategory:Kakabai letters#ACategory:Kakabai nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kakabai entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kakabai alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kalo Finnish Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kalo Finnish Romani lemmas#ACategory:Kalo Finnish Romani letters#ACategory:Kalo Finnish Romani nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kalo Finnish Romani entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]
See also
References
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from TagalogCategory:Kankanaey terms borrowed from Tagalog#ACategory:Kankanaey terms derived from Tagalog#A A. Pronunciation is influenced by EnglishCategory:Kankanaey terms derived from English#A A.
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kankanaey lemmas#ACategory:Kankanaey letters#ACategory:Kankanaey entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called ey and written in the Latin script.
See also
References
- Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016), Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11
Kanuri
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kanuri lemmas#ACategory:Kanuri letters#ACategory:Kanuri nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kanuri entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kanuri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Karakalpak
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Karakalpak lemmas#ACategory:Karakalpak letters#ACategory:Karakalpak nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Karakalpak entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Karakalpak alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Karelian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Karelian lemmas#ACategory:Karelian letters#ACategory:Karelian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Karelian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Karelian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kari'na
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kari'na lemmas#ACategory:Kari'na letters#ACategory:Kari'na nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kari'na entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A letter of the Kari'na alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kashaya
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kashaya lemmas#ACategory:Kashaya letters#ACategory:Kashaya nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kashaya entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and A for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kashubian lemmas#ACategory:Kashubian letters#ACategory:Kashubian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kashubian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kashubian alphabet, called A and written in the Latin script.
See also
Kawésqar
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kawésqar lemmas#ACategory:Kawésqar letters#ACategory:Kawésqar nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kawésqar entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kawésqar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Khakas
Letter
A (upper case, lower case aCategory:Khakas terms in nonstandard scripts#A)Category:Khakas lemmas#ACategory:Khakas letters#ACategory:Khakas nouns#ACategory:Khakas terms in nonstandard scripts#ACategory:Khakas entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kikuyu
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kikuyu lemmas#ACategory:Kikuyu letters#ACategory:Kikuyu nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kobon
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kobon lemmas#ACategory:Kobon letters#ACategory:Kobon nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kobon entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kobon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Krio
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Krio lemmas#ACategory:Krio letters#ACategory:Krio nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Krio entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Krio alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Kwak'wala
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Kwak'wala lemmas#ACategory:Kwak'wala letters#ACategory:Kwak'wala nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Kwak'wala entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Lakota
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Lakota lemmas#ACategory:Lakota letters#ACategory:Lakota nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Lakota entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Latgalian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Latgalian lemmas#ACategory:Latgalian letters#ACategory:Latgalian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Latgalian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Latgalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ACategory:Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek#A Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan.
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Latin lemmas#ACategory:Latin letters#ACategory:Latin nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (sometimes with littera) The first letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- In compound words, long ā remains unchanged: lāborCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, dēlāborCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A; āctusCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, perāctusCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A. 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/: faciōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, perficiōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, perfectus; tangōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, contingōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A; parōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, imperōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A. It remains unchanged in cases in which the word was coined later on or levelled through analogy: amōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, adamōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A; patiēnsCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, impatiēnsCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A; tractōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, dētrectōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A, later dētractōCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#A.
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: A
See also
References
- 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
Latvian
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Latvian lemmas#ACategory:Latvian letters#ACategory:Latvian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Lingala
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Lingala lemmas#ACategory:Lingala letters#ACategory:Lingala nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Lithuanian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Lithuanian lemmas#ACategory:Lithuanian letters#ACategory:Lithuanian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Livonian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Livonian lemmas#ACategory:Livonian letters#ACategory:Livonian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Livonian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Lou
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Lou lemmas#ACategory:Lou letters#ACategory:Lou nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Lou entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Lou alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Lower Sorbian lemmas#ACategory:Lower Sorbian letters#ACategory:Lower Sorbian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Luxembourgish lemmas#ACategory:Luxembourgish letters#ACategory:Luxembourgish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Etymology 2
From Old High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German#ACategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German#A ouga, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ACategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#A *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#A *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.
Noun
A n (plural Aen)Category:Luxembourgish lemmas#ACategory:Luxembourgish nouns#ACategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Luxembourgish neuter nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- eye
- Ech hunn eppes am A.
- I have something in my eye.
- (meat industry) fat globule
- bud
- pip, spot (on a dice)
blot A
gliesent A
Etymology 3
From Middle High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German#ACategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German#A ouwe, from Old High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German#ACategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German#A ouwa, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ACategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#A *awjō. Cognate with German Aue, English eyot, Icelandic ey, Danish ø, Swedish ö.
Noun
A f (plural Aen)Category:Luxembourgish lemmas#ACategory:Luxembourgish nouns#ACategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Luxembourgish feminine nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (only used in place names) floodplain, meadow
Malagasy
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Malagasy lemmas#ACategory:Malagasy letters#ACategory:Malagasy nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Malagasy entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Malagasy alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Malay
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): [e]Category:Malay 1-syllable words#ACategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (interjection): IPA(key): [a]Category:Malay 1-syllable words#ACategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Malay lemmas#ACategory:Malay letters#ACategory:Malay nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Maltese
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Maltese lemmas#ACategory:Maltese letters#ACategory:Maltese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Mampruli
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Mampruli lemmas#ACategory:Mampruli letters#ACategory:Mampruli nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Mampruli entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Mampruli alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Mankanya
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Mankanya lemmas#ACategory:Mankanya letters#ACategory:Mankanya nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Mankanya entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Mankanya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Manx
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Manx lemmas#ACategory:Manx letters#ACategory:Manx nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Manx entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Manx alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Māori
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Māori lemmas#ACategory:Māori letters#ACategory:Māori nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Māori alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Mapudungun
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Mapudungun lemmas#ACategory:Mapudungun letters#ACategory:Mapudungun nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Mapudungun entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Mapudungun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Marba
Letter
A (upper case, lower case aCategory:Marba terms in nonstandard scripts#A)Category:Marba lemmas#ACategory:Marba letters#ACategory:Marba nouns#ACategory:Marba terms in nonstandard scripts#ACategory:Marba entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Marba alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Marshallese
Letter
A (lower case a)Category:Marshallese lemmas#ACategory:Marshallese letters#ACategory:Marshallese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Marshallese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Maskelynes
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Maskelynes lemmas#ACategory:Maskelynes letters#ACategory:Maskelynes nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Maskelynes entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Maskelynes alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Massachusett
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Massachusett lemmas#ACategory:Massachusett letters#ACategory:Massachusett nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Massachusett entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Massachusett alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Mayoyao Ifugao
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Mayoyao Ifugao lemmas#ACategory:Mayoyao Ifugao letters#ACategory:Mayoyao Ifugao nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Mayoyao Ifugao entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Mayoyao Ifugao alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Mecayapan Nahuatl lemmas#ACategory:Mecayapan Nahuatl letters#ACategory:Mecayapan Nahuatl nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Mecayapan Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Mecayapan Nahuatl alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Mohawk
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Mohawk lemmas#ACategory:Mohawk letters#ACategory:Mohawk nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Mohawk entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Mohawk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Moore
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Moore lemmas#ACategory:Moore letters#ACategory:Moore nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Moore entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Moore alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Muinane
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Muinane lemmas#ACategory:Muinane letters#ACategory:Muinane nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Muinane entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Muinane alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Muong
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Muong lemmas#ACategory:Muong letters#ACategory:Muong nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Muong entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Muong alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Nauruan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Nauruan lemmas#ACategory:Nauruan letters#ACategory:Nauruan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Nauruan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Nauruan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Navajo
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Navajo lemmas#ACategory:Navajo letters#ACategory:Navajo nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Navajo entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Navajo alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Nisga'a
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Nisga'a lemmas#ACategory:Nisga'a letters#ACategory:Nisga'a nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Nisga'a entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Nisga'a alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Noon
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Noon lemmas#ACategory:Noon letters#ACategory:Noon nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Noon entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Noon alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Nootka
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Nootka lemmas#ACategory:Nootka letters#ACategory:Nootka nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Nootka entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Nootka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Northern Kurdish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Northern Kurdish lemmas#ACategory:Northern Kurdish letters#ACategory:Northern Kurdish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Northern Kurdish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Northern Sami lemmas#ACategory:Northern Sami letters#ACategory:Northern Sami nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Northern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology
From LatinCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin#A A, from Ancient GreekCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek#A Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the EtruscanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Etruscan#A language, from PhoenicianCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Phoenician#A 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite
, from Proto-Sinaitic
, from EgyptianCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Egyptian#A 𓃾 representing the head of an ox.
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɑː/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/, /ɑː/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːCategory:Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɑː#A
- Hyphenation: A
- Homophones: a, à, A-, a-, ahCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with homophones#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ACategory:Norwegian Bokmål letters#ACategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Noun
A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-er, definite plural A-ene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ACategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ACategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- the letter A
- (horology) symbol for avance
- (physicsCategory:nb:Physics#A) symbol for ampere
- (physicsCategory:nb:Physics#A) symbol for massetall (“nucleon number”)
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk letters#ACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Noun
A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-ar, definite plural A-ane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- letter A
Nuer
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Nuer lemmas#ACategory:Nuer letters#ACategory:Nuer nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Nuer entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Nuer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/, (after /n/ or /m/) /ã/Category:Nupe terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Nupe lemmas#ACategory:Nupe letters#ACategory:Nupe nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Nupe entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Occitan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Occitan lemmas#ACategory:Occitan letters#ACategory:Occitan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Occitan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Occitan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Okanagan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Okanagan lemmas#ACategory:Okanagan letters#ACategory:Okanagan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Okanagan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Okanagan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Old English
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Old English lemmas#ACategory:Old English letters#ACategory:Old English nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
O'odham
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:O'odham lemmas#ACategory:O'odham letters#ACategory:O'odham nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:O'odham entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the O'odham alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Alvarez spelling) See Template:list:Latin script letters/ood.
Pajonal Ashéninka
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Pajonal Ashéninka lemmas#ACategory:Pajonal Ashéninka letters#ACategory:Pajonal Ashéninka nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Pajonal Ashéninka entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Pajonal Ashéninka alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Paraguayan Guarani
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Paraguayan Guarani lemmas#ACategory:Paraguayan Guarani letters#ACategory:Paraguayan Guarani nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Paraguayan Guarani entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Paraguayan Guarani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From GermanCategory:Pennsylvania German terms borrowed from German#ACategory:Pennsylvania German terms derived from German#A A.
Pronunciation
Noun
ACategory:Pennsylvania German lemmas#ACategory:Pennsylvania German nouns#ACategory:Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A, the first letter of the alphabet.
References
- Beam, C. R., Brown, J. R., & Trout, J. L. (2004). The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary.
- Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary. (n.d.). https://padutchdictionary.com/
Plautdietsch
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Plautdietsch lemmas#ACategory:Plautdietsch letters#ACategory:Plautdietsch nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Plautdietsch alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
Plautdietsch has no standard orthography but this is by far the most widely used alphabet.
See also
Polish
Etymology
The 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 A for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Polish lemmas#ACategory:Polish letters#ACategory:Polish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Polish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Portuguese
Letter
A m (upper case, lower case a)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ACategory:Portuguese letters#ACategory:Portuguese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters)Category:Pages using lite templates letraCategory:Portuguese links with redundant alt parameters#A; 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
A m (plural As)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ACategory:Portuguese nouns#ACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- alternative form of á
Q'eqchi
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Q'eqchi lemmas#ACategory:Q'eqchi letters#ACategory:Q'eqchi nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Q'eqchi entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Q'eqchi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Rohingya
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Rohingya lemmas#ACategory:Rohingya letters#ACategory:Rohingya nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Rohingya entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Rohingya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Romani lemmas#ACategory:Romani letters#ACategory:Romani nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Romani entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Romanian lemmas#ACategory:Romanian letters#ACategory:Romanian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Ronga
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ronga lemmas#ACategory:Ronga letters#ACategory:Ronga nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ronga entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ronga alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Rotokas
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Rotokas lemmas#ACategory:Rotokas letters#ACategory:Rotokas nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Rotokas entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Rotokas alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Rotuman
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Rotuman lemmas#ACategory:Rotuman letters#ACategory:Rotuman nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Rotuman entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Rotuman alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Saafi-Saafi
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Saafi-Saafi lemmas#ACategory:Saafi-Saafi letters#ACategory:Saafi-Saafi nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Saafi-Saafi entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Saafi-Saafi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Saanich
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Saanich lemmas#ACategory:Saanich letters#ACategory:Saanich nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Saanich entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Samoan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Samoan lemmas#ACategory:Samoan letters#ACategory:Samoan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Samoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Samogitian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Samogitian lemmas#ACategory:Samogitian letters#ACategory:Samogitian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Samogitian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Samogitian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Sango
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Sango lemmas#ACategory:Sango letters#ACategory:Sango nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Sango entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Sango alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Scots
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Scots lemmas#ACategory:Scots letters#ACategory:Scots nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Scots alphabet, called aw and written in the Latin script.
See also
Etymology 2
From Middle EnglishCategory:Scots terms inherited from Middle English#ACategory:Scots terms derived from Middle English#A a, an unstressed form of I, itself a reduced form of ik, ic, from Old EnglishCategory:Scots terms inherited from Old English#ACategory:Scots terms derived from Old English#A ic, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Scots terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#ACategory:Scots terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#A *ik, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ACategory:Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic#A *ek (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Scots terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ACategory:Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#A *eǵh₂óm.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (stressed) IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɑɪ/Category:Scots terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (Dundee) IPA(key): /ɛː/Category:Scots terms with IPA pronunciation#A (sometimes spelled Eh)
- (unstressed) IPA(key): /ə/Category:Scots terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Pronoun
ACategory:Scots lemmas#ACategory:Scots pronouns#ACategory:Scots personal pronouns#ACategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- I (first-person singular pronoun)
- 1901, Robert De Bruce Trotter, Galloway Gossip Eighty Years Ago: Being a Series of Articles Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Peculiarities of the Aboriginal Picts of Galloway, page 196:
- "A dinna think we could spare't fae the swine, puir things." "Wull ye tak a half-croon for yer pennyworth o' milk, than?" quo Wullie. "Weel! A dinna ken! A'm no sure if A durst; it wud scrimp the swine, puir things."Category:Scots terms with quotations#ACategory:Requests for translations of Scots quotations#A
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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References
- “A, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 20 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- “A, pers. pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 20 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#ACategory:Scottish Gaelic letters#ACategory:Scottish Gaelic nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script; followed by B; traditionally named ailm (“elm”).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (À à), B b (Bh bh), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh), E e (È è), F f (Fh fh), G g (Gh gh), H h, I i (Ì ì), L l, M m (Mh mh), N n, O o (Ò ò), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th), U u (Ù ù)
- (diacritics) ◌̀Category:Scottish Gaelic terms in nonstandard scripts#A
- (obsolete vowels) Á á É é Ó ó
Serbo-Croatian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#ACategory:Serbo-Croatian letters#ACategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Serer
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Serer lemmas#ACategory:Serer letters#ACategory:Serer nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Serer entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Serer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Seri
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Seri lemmas#ACategory:Seri letters#ACategory:Seri nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Seri entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Seri alphabet, called ha and written in the Latin script.
See also
References
- Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. (2010), Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 37.
Shilluk
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Shilluk lemmas#ACategory:Shilluk letters#ACategory:Shilluk nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Shilluk entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Shilluk alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Shona
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Shona lemmas#ACategory:Shona letters#ACategory:Shona nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Shona entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Shona alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and A for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa/Category:Silesian terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Category:Silesian terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -aCategory:Rhymes:Silesian/a#ACategory:Rhymes:Silesian/a/1 syllable#A
- Syllabification: A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Silesian lemmas#ACategory:Silesian letters#ACategory:Silesian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Silesian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɑ/Category:Skolt Sami terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Skolt Sami lemmas#ACategory:Skolt Sami letters#ACategory:Skolt Sami nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Skolt Sami entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Slovak
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Slovak lemmas#ACategory:Slovak letters#ACategory:Slovak nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Further reading
- “A”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Slovene
Etymology
From Gay's Latin alphabet A, from CzechCategory:Translingual terms derived from Czech#A alphabet A, from the EtruscanCategory:Translingual terms derived from Etruscan#A letter 𐌀 (a), from the Ancient GreekCategory:Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek#A letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the PhoenicianCategory:Translingual terms derived from Phoenician#A letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from the EgyptianCategory:Translingual terms derived from Egyptian#A hieroglyph 𓃾.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme, tonal variety): IPA(key): /áː/, /àː/, /ʌ́/, /a/, [â], [ǎ]Category:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (phoneme, non-tonal variety): IPA(key): /aː/, /a/Category:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (letter name): IPA(key): /àː/, /áː/Category:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene 1-syllable words#ACategory:Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Category:Slovene terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio (letter name, non-tonal): (file) - Rhymes: -aːCategory:Rhymes:Slovene/aː#A
- Homophone: aCategory:Slovene terms with homophones#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Slovene lemmas#ACategory:Slovene letters#ACategory:Slovene nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Slovene entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#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.
Noun
Ā m inanCategory:Slovene lemmas#ACategory:Slovene nouns#ACategory:Slovene masculine inanimate nouns#ACategory:Slovene entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Slovene masculine nouns#ACategory:Slovene inanimate nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The name of the Latin script letter A/a.Category:sl:Latin letter names#A
Declension
- 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
See also
Further reading
- “A”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
Somali
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /æ/, /ɑ/Category:Somali terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʔæ/Category:Somali terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Somali lemmas#ACategory:Somali letters#ACategory:Somali nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Somali entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The twenty-third letter of the Somali alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script; preceded by Y and followed by E.
Usage notes
See also
Southern Sami
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Southern Sami lemmas#ACategory:Southern Sami letters#ACategory:Southern Sami nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Southern Sami entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Southern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Spanish
Etymology 1
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Spanish lemmas#ACategory:Spanish letters#ACategory:Spanish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of alfilCategory:Spanish abbreviations#A.
Noun
A m (uncountable)Category:Spanish lemmas#ACategory:Spanish nouns#ACategory:Spanish uncountable nouns#ACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (chessCategory:es:Chess#A) bishop
- 1997, Anatoly Karpov, EL AJEDREZ. Aprender y progresar, page 24:
- 19. Ac4xd5, Ab7xd5Category:Spanish terms with quotations#A
- 19. Bc4xd5, Bb7xd5
- 1998, Benito López Esnaola, Ajedrez a la ciega, page 87:
- Tae1, Ae6Category:Spanish terms with quotations#A
- Rae1, Be6
- 2006, Antonio Lopez Manzano, Joan Segura Vila, “Los Errores en la Apertura. Las celadas.”, in Iniciación al ajedrez, volume 59, page 79:
- Veamos un ejemplo: 1. e4, e5; 2. Cf3, Cc6; 3. Ac4, Cd4?Category:Spanish terms with quotations#A
- Let's look at an example: 1. e4, e5; 2. Nf3, Nc6; 3. Bc4, Nd4?
- 2023 April, “Leyes Del Ajedrez 2023”, in FIDE, page 27:
- 1.e4 e5 2.Cf3 Cf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ce4 5.Dxd4 d5 6.exd6 a.p. Cxd6; 7.Ag5 Cc68.De3+ Ae7 9.Cbd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Te8 11.Rb1(=).Category:Spanish terms with quotations#ACategory:Requests for translations of Spanish quotations#A
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Squamish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Squamish lemmas#ACategory:Squamish letters#ACategory:Squamish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Squamish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Squamish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Swedish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Swedish lemmas#ACategory:Swedish letters#ACategory:Swedish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Swedish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | A | A:s |
| definite | A:n | A:ns | |
| plural | indefinite | A | A:s |
| definite | A:na | A:nas |
See also
Symbol
ACategory:Swedish lemmas#ACategory:Swedish symbols#ACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (SAB) books and libraries
- (zoning, datedCategory:Swedish dated terms#A) allmänt ändamål (“public purpose”); all operations with a public body as principal
- Holonym: detaljplan
- (manhole cover) abbreviation of avlopp (“sewage”)Category:Swedish abbreviations#A
- (superstition) A manhole cover that cause bad luck if stepped on; abbreviation of AIDS, arbetslöshet (“unemployment”), aga (“corporal punishment”), etc...
Derived terms
- A-brunn (“sewer manhole”)
Adjective
ACategory:Swedish lemmas#ACategory:Swedish adjectives#ACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- indication of being of a higher rank, successful
- Antonym: B
Derived terms
Noun
ACategory:Swedish lemmas#ACategory:Swedish nouns#ACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- (2011–) the highest grade in the current grade system
- (1897–1962) the highest grade in the older grade system
- (1820–1897) the highest grade in the oldest grade system
- Synonym: berömlig insikt
- Coordinate terms: A, B, C, D
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#ACategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#A A. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by EnglishCategory:Tagalog terms derived from English#A A.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜀ (a).
- Abecedario pronunciation is from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#A A.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈʔej/ [ˈʔeɪ̯] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)Category:Tagalog 1-syllable words#ACategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- IPA(key): /ˈʔa/ [ˈʔa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario)Category:Tagalog 1-syllable words#ACategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- IPA(key): /ˈa/ [ˈa] (phoneme, stressed)Category:Tagalog 1-syllable words#ACategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- IPA(key): /a/ [ɐ] (phoneme, unstressed)Category:Tagalog 1-syllable words#ACategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- Syllabification: ACategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tagalog lemmas#ACategory:Tagalog letters#ACategory:Tagalog nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- the first letter of the Filipino alphabet, called ey and written in the Latin script
- the first letter of the Abakada alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script
- (historicalCategory:Tagalog terms with historical senses#A) the first letter of the Abecedario, called a and written in the Latin script
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
A (Baybayin spelling ᜀ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#ACategory:Tagalog nouns#ACategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#ACategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A (obsoleteCategory:Tagalog obsolete terms#A)
- father of
- Synonyms: Pan, An
- A Miguel ― Father of MiguelCategory:Tagalog terms with usage examples#A
See also
Further reading
- “A”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte. (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 458: “Padre) A) vſa le poco y cõ algunos nõbres, vt. a Maria, padre đ Maria, ada Lamba, padre đ Lamba”
Tahitian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tahitian lemmas#ACategory:Tahitian letters#ACategory:Tahitian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tahitian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Tashelhit
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tashelhit lemmas#ACategory:Tashelhit letters#ACategory:Tashelhit nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tashelhit entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- A letter of the Tashelhit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Further reading
Tatar
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tatar lemmas#ACategory:Tatar letters#ACategory:Tatar nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tatar entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- the 1st letter of Jaꞑalif
See also
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ʔaː˦˥]Category:Tày terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tày lemmas#ACategory:Tày letters#ACategory:Tày nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tày entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tày alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Tetum
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tetum lemmas#ACategory:Tetum letters#ACategory:Tetum nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tetum entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tetum alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Tigon Mbembe
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tigon Mbembe lemmas#ACategory:Tigon Mbembe letters#ACategory:Tigon Mbembe nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tigon Mbembe entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tigon Mbembe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Tlingit
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tlingit lemmas#ACategory:Tlingit letters#ACategory:Tlingit nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tlingit entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Tongan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tongan lemmas#ACategory:Tongan letters#ACategory:Tongan nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tongan entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tongan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Tonkawa
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tonkawa lemmas#ACategory:Tonkawa letters#ACategory:Tonkawa nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tonkawa entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tonkawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Tuareg
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tuareg lemmas#ACategory:Tuareg letters#ACategory:Tuareg nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tuareg entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Tundra Nenets
Letter
A (upper case, lower case aCategory:Tundra Nenets terms in nonstandard scripts#A)Category:Tundra Nenets lemmas#ACategory:Tundra Nenets letters#ACategory:Tundra Nenets nouns#ACategory:Tundra Nenets terms in nonstandard scripts#ACategory:Tundra Nenets entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Turkish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Turkish lemmas#ACategory:Turkish letters#ACategory:Turkish nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Turkish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Turkmen
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Turkmen lemmas#ACategory:Turkmen letters#ACategory:Turkmen nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Turkmen entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Tyap
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Tyap lemmas#ACategory:Tyap letters#ACategory:Tyap nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Tyap entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Tyap alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Ubykh
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Ubykh lemmas#ACategory:Ubykh letters#ACategory:Ubykh nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Ubykh entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Ubykh alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Udihe
Letter
A (upper case, lower case aCategory:Udihe terms in nonstandard scripts#A)Category:Udihe lemmas#ACategory:Udihe letters#ACategory:Udihe nouns#ACategory:Udihe terms in nonstandard scripts#ACategory:Udihe entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Udihe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Upper Sorbian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Upper Sorbian lemmas#ACategory:Upper Sorbian letters#ACategory:Upper Sorbian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Upper Sorbian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Upper Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Uzbek
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Uzbek lemmas#ACategory:Uzbek letters#ACategory:Uzbek nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Uzbek entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Venda
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Venda lemmas#ACategory:Venda letters#ACategory:Venda nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Venda entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Venda alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Veps
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Veps lemmas#ACategory:Veps letters#ACategory:Veps nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Veps entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Veps alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]Category:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]Category:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]Category:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#ACategory:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Category:Vietnamese terms with audio pronunciation#AAudio: (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Vietnamese lemmas#ACategory:Vietnamese letters#ACategory:Vietnamese nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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)
Interjection
A!Category:Vietnamese lemmas#ACategory:Vietnamese interjections#ACategory:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- hah!
Vilamovian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Vilamovian lemmas#ACategory:Vilamovian letters#ACategory:Vilamovian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Vilamovian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Vilamovian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Volapük
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Volapük lemmas#ACategory:Volapük letters#ACategory:Volapük nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Volapük entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Volapük alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Võro
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Võro lemmas#ACategory:Võro letters#ACategory:Võro nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Võro entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Võro alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Votic
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Votic lemmas#ACategory:Votic letters#ACategory:Votic nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Votic entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Votic alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Wakhi
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Wakhi lemmas#ACategory:Wakhi letters#ACategory:Wakhi nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Wakhi entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Walloon
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Walloon lemmas#ACategory:Walloon letters#ACategory:Walloon nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Walloon entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Walloon alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Welsh lemmas#ACategory:Welsh letters#ACategory:Welsh nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script; followed by B.
See also
Mutation
- A cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word afal (“apple”):
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| afal | unchanged | unchanged | hafal |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “A”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:West Frisian lemmas#ACategory:West Frisian letters#ACategory:West Frisian nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the West Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Winnebago
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Winnebago lemmas#ACategory:Winnebago letters#ACategory:Winnebago nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Winnebago entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Winnebago alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Xârâcùù
Pronunciation
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Xârâcùù lemmas#ACategory:Xârâcùù letters#ACategory:Xârâcùù nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Xârâcùù entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Xârâcùù alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Xhosa
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Xhosa lemmas#ACategory:Xhosa letters#ACategory:Xhosa nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Xhosa entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Xhosa alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Yámana
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Yámana lemmas#ACategory:Yámana letters#ACategory:Yámana nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Yámana entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Yámana alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Yele
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Yele lemmas#ACategory:Yele letters#ACategory:Yele nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Yele entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The second letter of the Yele alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/Category:Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation#A
- (letter name): IPA(key): /á/Category:Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation#A
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Yoruba lemmas#ACategory:Yoruba letters#ACategory:Yoruba nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
See also
Zarma
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Zarma lemmas#ACategory:Zarma letters#ACategory:Zarma nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Zarma entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Zarma alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Zazaki
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Zazaki lemmas#ACategory:Zazaki letters#ACategory:Zazaki nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Zazaki entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Zazaki alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
See also
Zulu
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)Category:Zulu lemmas#ACategory:Zulu letters#ACategory:Zulu nouns#ACategory:Latin script characters#ACategory:Zulu entries with incorrect language header#ACategory:Pages with entries#ACategory:Pages with 240 entries#A
- The first letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

