A

See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"

Translingual


A U+0041, A
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
@
[U+0040]
Basic Latin B
[U+0042]
U+FF21, A
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A

[U+FF20]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
[U+FF22]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek letter Α (A, alpha), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʼ, aleph).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a/ (most languages)

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also

Symbol

A

  1. Marks the first item in a list
    A. Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.
  2. A hypothetical item or person designated the first, usually when there are more than one.
    Person A had 5 apples, and person B...
  3. Ten, especially used in the base more than ten, such as duodecimal, hexadecimal, vigesimal and so on.
    Decimal 270 can be converted as duodecimal 1A6 or vigesimal DA.
    1. (computing) The hexadecimal digit for ten.
      0x0000000A
      The value is hexadecimal A0, or decimal 160.
  4. A standard size of dry cell battery slightly larger than AA.[1]
  5. A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, as A0, A1, A2, etc.[2]
  6. An academic grade lower than A+ but greater than A-.
See also
  • (previous) 9, (next) B

Etymology 2

The abbreviation of a variety of terms.

Symbol

A

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) Symbol for the element Argon, changed after 1956 to Ar.
  2. (geometry) Area.

Abbreviation

A

  1. (physics, International System of Units) Ampere, a unit of electrical current.
  2. (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for adenine in genetic code.
  3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for alanine in proteins.
  4. (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.

See also

Other representations of A:

Further reading

References

  1. “A” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.
  2. “A” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

English

Etymology 1

Runic letter (a, ansuz), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters replaced by A

From Middle English and Old English upper case letter A and split of Middle English and Old English upper case letter Æ.

  • The Old English letters A and Æ replaced the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters (a, āc) and (æ, æsc), derived from the Runic letter (a, Ansuz), in the 7th century.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (letter name)
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
    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)

  1. The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
    Apple starts with A.
Derived terms

See also

Number

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The ordinal number first, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
    The item A is "foods", the item B is "drinks".

Etymology 2

  • (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
  • (blood type): From A antigen
  • (vehicle-distinguishing signs): From Austria

Symbol

A

  1. 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. An A-rated bond.
  2. (education) The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
    I was so happy to get an A on that test.
  3. (music) 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.
  4. (medicine) A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. They may receive blood from type A or type O but cannot receive blood from AB or B.
    My blood type is A negative.
  5. (chemistry) Mass number.
  6. (logic) A universal affirmative suggestion.[1]
  7. Acoustic source.
  8. Actual weight of an aircraft.
  9. (historical) Abbreviation of adulterer, adulteress..
  10. Alaska Steamship Company.
  11. Alcoa Steamship Company.
  12. Allele dominant.
  13. Alveolar gas.
  14. American Stock Exchange.
  15. Ammunition examiner.
  16. Anchor Line.
  17. Aspect ratio.
  18. Assembly Bill.
  19. Smallest of the brassiere cup sizes.
  20. Chemical activity.
  21. First van der Waals constant.
  22. Fraunhofer line for oxygen.
  23. (aviation) Hail.
  24. (in newspaper stock listings) Includes extras.
  25. Linear acceleration.
  26. Mean sound absorption coefficient.
  27. Shoe size narrower than B.
  28. (baseball) Single A league, one of the lowest professional leagues.
  29. Total acidity.
Derived terms

Abbreviation

A

  1. Ace.
  2. Acre.
  3. Adult; as used in film rating.
  4. Ammeter.
  5. (physics) Angstrom.
  6. Answer.
  7. (sports) An assist.
  8. (sexuality) Asexual.
  9. (weaponry) Atom; atomic.
  10. (Britain, London) Arsehole.
Synonyms
  • (physics, angstrom): Å
Derived terms

References

  1. “A” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
  2. “A” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.

Acehnese

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Acehnese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Acheron

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Acheron alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Adzera

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Adzera alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Afar

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Afar alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Afrikaans

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Albanian

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Alekano

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Alekano alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Alemannic German

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Alemannic German alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Aleut

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Amaimon

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Amaimon alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Amarasi

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Amarasi alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Ambrak

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ambrak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

  • (with the thumb extended) OpenA

Etymology

French Sign Language letter a

From French Sign Language sign for the letter A.

Production

This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:

  • Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape .

Letter

(transliteration needed) (Stokoe A)

  1. The letter A

See also

  • Index:American Sign Language/A

Anal

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Anal alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Angami

Letter

A

  1. The third letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Ankave

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ankave alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Anuki

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Anuki alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Araki

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Araki alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Aromanian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Aromanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Ashéninka Pajonal

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ashéninka Pajonal alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Assiniboine

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Assiniboine alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • Fort Belknap

(Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, C’c’, D d, E e, G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, Ȟ’ȟ’, I i, Į į, J j, K k, K’k’, M m, N n, O o, P p, P’p’, S s, S’s’, Š š, Š’š’, T t, T’t’, U u, Ų ų, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž,

Fork Peck Community College

(Latin-script letters) A a, Anan, B b, Chch, Chʔchʔ, D d, E e, G g, H h, I i, Inin, J j, K k, , M m, N n, O o, P p, , S s, , Š š, Šʔšʔ, T t, , U u, Unun, W w, X x, , Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʔ

Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre

(Latin-script letters) A a, , B b, , C̀’c̀’, , D d, E e, G g, Ġ ġ, H h,  , Ḣ’ḣ’, I i, , J j, K k, K’k’, M m, N n, O o, P p, P’p’, S s, S’s’, , S̀’s̀’, T t, T’t’, U u, , W w, Y y, Z z,

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Atsahuaca

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Atsahuaca alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Auhelawa

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Auhelawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Avokaya

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Avokaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Awara

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Awara alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Azerbaijani

Letter

A upper case (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Balanta-Kentohe

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Balanta-Kentohe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Barai

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Barai alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Bari

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Bari alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Basque

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Basque alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Bavarian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Bavarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Beja

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Beja alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Bemba

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Bemba alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Blagar

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Blin

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Blin alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Brahui

Letter

A

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Brahui alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Breton

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Breton alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Busa

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Busa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Central Atlas Tamazight

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Central Atlas Tamazight alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Ch'orti'

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ch'orti' alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Chachi

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Chachi alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Chamorro

Letter

A

  1. The second letter of the Chamorro alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Chechen

Letter

A (A) (upper case, lower case a, Cyrillic А)

  1. The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Cheyenne

Letter

A (upper case)

  1. The first letter of the Cheyenne alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Chiwere

Letter

A (upper case)

  1. The first letter of the Chiwere alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Choctaw

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Choctaw alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Cofán

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Cofán alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Comanche

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Comanche alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á,  , Á̱ á̱), B b, E e (É é,  , É̱ é̱), H h, I i (Í í,  , Í̱ í̱), K k, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó,  , Ó̱ ó̱), P p, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú,  , Ú̱ ú̱), Ʉ ʉ (Ʉ́ ʉ́, Ʉ̱ ʉ̱, Ʉ̱́ ʉ̱́), W w, Y y, ʔ

Comox

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Comox alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Corsican

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Corsican alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Creek

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Creek alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Crimean Tatar

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Cypriot Arabic

Letter

A (transliteration needed) (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Czech

Letter

A

  1. A (the 1st letter in the Czech alphabet)

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Dagbani

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Dagbani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æː/, [ˈæːˀ]
  • Rhymes: -æː
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

A n (singular definite A'et, plural indefinite A'er)

  1. The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Inflection

Dinka

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Dinka alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Domari

Letter

A

  1. The second letter of the Domari alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aː/
  • (file)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Duun

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Duun alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Further reading


Elfdalian

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Esan

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Esan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /a/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Estonian

Letter

A

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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Ewe

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ewe alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Faroese

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Fe'fe'

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Fe'fe' alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Fijian

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Finnish

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called aa and written in the Latin script.

See also

Abbreviation

A

  1. approbatur

Fon

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Fon alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a/
  • (file)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. 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

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Friulian

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Friulian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Fula

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Fula alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

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Ga

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ga alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Gagauz

Letter

A (lower case A)

  1. The first letter of the Gagauz alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Galibi Carib

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Galibi Carib alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also

Noun

A n (genitive A or As, plural A or As)

  1. A
    Von A bis Z.From A to Z.
    Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen.
    One who says A shall also say B.
Declension

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

A

  1. Abbreviation of A-Dur.
  2. Abbreviation of Ampere.
  3. Abbreviation of Autobahn.
  4. Alternative form of Å (symbol for Ångström)

References

  • A in Duden online

German Sign Language

Etymology

Related to the French Sign Language sign for "A".

Production

This one-handed GSL sign is produced as follows:

  • Posture the dominant hand in the “A” shape.

Letter

(transliteration needed)

  1. the letter A

Gilbertese

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Gilbertese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Greenlandic

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Haida

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Haida alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Haitian Creole

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Halkomelem

Letter

A

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Halkomelem alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) C c,  , Č č, H h, K k,  ,  , K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l,  , ƛ̕, ɬ, M m,  , N n,  , P p,  , Q q,  ,  , Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t,  , T̓ᶿ t̓ᶿ, θ, W w,  , X x,  , χ, χʷ, Y y,  , ʔ, A a, A: a:, E e, E: e:, I i, I: i:, U u, U: u:, Ə ə, Ay ay, Ey ey, Ey̓ ey̓, Əy əy, Əy̓ əy̓, Aw̓ aw̓, A:w̓ a:w̓, Ew ew, Iw iw, Iw̓ iw̓, Əw əw, Əw̓ əw̓

Hausa

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script. followed by B.

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Hawaiian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Hungarian

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Hupa

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Icelandic

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Ido

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Igbo

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Inari Sami

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Ingrian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ingrian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Interlingua

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Interlingua alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Inupiak

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Inupiak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • North Slope & Northwest Arctic

(Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, G g, Ġ ġ, H h, I i, K k, L l,  , Ł ł, Ł̣ ł̣, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ŋ ŋ, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sr sr, T t, U u, V v, Y y ()

Seward Peninsula

(Latin-script letters) A a, B b (Ch ch, Ə ə), G g, Ġ ġ, H h, I i, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sr sr, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zr zr, '

Uummarmiutun (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, F f, G g, H h, Dj dj, I i, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, P p, Q q, R r, Ȓ ȓ, T t, U u, V v, Y y


Irish

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme; name of letter) IPA(key): /a/
  • Homophone: a

Letter

A f (invariable, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Jarai

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Juǀ'hoan

Letter

A

  1. The letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) B b, P p, Bhbh, Phph, D d, T t, Dhdh, Thth, G g, K k, Ghgh, Khkh, Tsts, Dshdsh, Tsh, tsh, Dsds, Tztz, Tctc, Dchdch, Tchtch, Dcdc, Tjtj, Kxkx, Dxdx, Txtx, Tktk, Dzxdzx, Tsxtsx, Djxdjx, Tcxtcx, Z z, S s, J j, C c, X x, H h, R r, M m, N n, Angang, Mqmq, Mhmh, Y y, W w, , ǀ, Gǀhgǀh, ǀh, ǀ’, ǀ’h, , Nǀhnǀh, Gǀxgǀx, ǀx, Gǀkgǀk, ǀk, , ǃ, Gǃhgǃh, ǃh, ǃ’, ǃ’h, , Nǃhnǃh, Gǃxgǃx, ǃx, Gǃkgǃk, ǃk, , ǂ, Gǂhgǂh, ǂh, ǂ’, ǂ’h, , Nǂhnǂh, Gǂxgǂx, ǂx, Gǂkgǂk, ǂk, , ǁ, Gǁhgǁh, ǁh, ǁ’, ǁ’h, , Nǁhnǁh, Gǁxgǁx, ǁx, Gǁkgǁk, ǁk, I i, E e, A a, O o, U u, Aqaq, Oqoq, Inin, Anan, Onon, Unun, Aqnaqn, Oqnoqn

Kabyle

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Kabyle alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Kaingang

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Kaingang alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Kakabai

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Kakabai alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Kanuri

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Kanuri alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Karakalpak

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Karakalpak alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Karelian

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Karelian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Kashaya

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a, A:a:, B b, C c, , C’c’, D d, E e, E:e:, F f, H h, I i, I:i:, K k, , K’k’, L l, , L’l’, M m, , M’m’, N n, , N’n’, O o, O:o:, P p, , P’p’, Q q, , Q’q’, R r, , R’r’, S s, Š š, T t, , T’t’,  , Ṭʰṭʰ, Ṭ’ṭ’, U u, U:u:, W w, , W’w’, Y y, , Y’y’, ʔ

Kashubian

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Kawésqar

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Kawésqar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Ket

Letter

A (transliteration needed) (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Ket alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Khakas

Letter

A (A)

  1. The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Kikuyu

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Kobon

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Kobon alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Krio

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Krio alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Kurdish

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Kurdish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Kwak'wala

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • U'mista

(Latin-script letters) A a,  , B b, D d,  , Dz dz, E e, G g, Gw gw, Ǥ ǥ, Ǥw ǥw, H h, I i, K k, Kw kw,  , K̓w k̓w,  , Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w, L l, Ƚ ƚ, M m, N n, O o, P p,  , S s, T t,  , Ts ts, T̓s t̓s,  , T̓ƚ t̓ƚ, U u, W w, X x, Xw xw,  , X̱w x̱w, Y y, ʼ

liq̓ʷala (Latin-script letters) A a, Ə ə, B b, D d, Λ λ, Dᶻ dᶻ, E e, G g,  , Ǧ ǧ, Ǧʷ ǧʷ, H h, I i, K k,  ,  , K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, Q q,  ,  , Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, L l,  ,  ɫ, M m,  , N n,  , O o, P p,  , S s, T t,  , ƛ, ƛ̓, C c,  , U u, W w,  , X x,  ,  , X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y,  , ʔ


Lakota

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

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Latgalian

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Latgalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Latin

Alternative forms

  • a (in some abbreviations)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Α (A, alpha), likely through Etruscan.

Pronunciation

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. (sometimes with littera) The first letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Abbreviation

A.

  1. (in dates) ante (“before”)
    A. D.ante diem
  2. (in dates) anno, annus (“year”)
    A. D.anno Domini
    A. U. C.anno urbis conditae
    A. P. R. C.anno post Romam conditam
  3. Aulus (a Roman given name)
    • Inscriptiones Orelli 1530: A. A.Auli duo
  4. aquae (“waters”)
    • Inscriptiones Orelli 1643 sequens; 2620; 3011: A.A.Aquae Aponi (“Abano Terme”)
  5. auro, argento, or aeri (the three directors of the mint)
    • Inscriptiones Orelli 569; 2242; 2379; 3134 alia: III. VIRI A. A. A. F. F.auro, argento, aeri flando, feriundo
  6. agris (“fields”)
    • A. D. A. agris dandis adsignandis
    • A. I. A. agris judicandis adsignandis
  7. (upon the voting tablets in judicial trials) absolvo (“I free”, “I acquit”)
  8. (in the Roman Comitia) antiquo — “I leave in its former state”, “I reject” [e.g. the point in question]
  9. amicō (“friend”)
    A. O.amico optimo — “best friend”
  10. a (“of, from”)
    A. P.a populo
  11. aediliciae
    A. P.aediliciae potestatis
  12. aerario
    A. P. R.aerario populi Romani
  13. (in Cicero's Tusculanae Disputationes, “Tusculan Disputations”) adulescens or auditor, one of the disputants, as opposed to M. for magister or Marcus

See also

References

  • A in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • A in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Lewis and Short’s Latin Dictionary, Oxford, 1879

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

(file)

Letter

A

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Lingala

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Lithuanian

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The second letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Livonian

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Lou

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Lou alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Lower Sorbian

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Lushootseed

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) ʔ, A a, B b,  , C c,  , Č č, Čʼ čʼ, D d, Dᶻ dᶻ, Ə ə, G g,  , H h, I i,  ǰ, K k,  ,  , Kʼʷ kʼʷ, L l,  ,  ɫ, ƛʼ, M m,  , N n,  , P p,  , Q q,  ,  , Qʼʷ qʼʷ, S s, Š š, T t,  , U u, W w,  , X x,  ,  , X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y,  

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a/, [aː]
    • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also

Etymology 2

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *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)

  1. eye
    Ech hunn eppes am A.
    I have something in my eye.

Etymology 3

From Middle High German ouwe, from Old High German ouwa, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognate with German Aue, English eyot, Icelandic ey, Danish ø, Swedish ö.

Noun

A f (plural Aen)

  1. (only used in place names) floodplain, meadow

Malagasy

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Malagasy alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Malay

Pronunciation

  • (name of letter) IPA(key): [e]
  • (phoneme) IPA(key): [ä]
  • (phoneme, open ultima) IPA(key): [ə], [ɐ]

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Maltese

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Mampruli

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Mampruli alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Mankanya

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Mankanya alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Manx

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Manx alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Maori

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Mapudungun

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Mapudungun alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Marba

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Marba alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Marshallese

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Marshallese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Maskelynes

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Maskelynes alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Massachusett

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Massachusett alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Mayoyao Ifugao

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Mayoyao Ifugao alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Mecayapan Nahuatl

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Mecayapan Nahuatl alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Mohawk

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Mohawk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Moore

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Moore alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Muinane

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Muinane alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Nauruan

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Nauruan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Navajo alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Nisga'a

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Nisga'a alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c,  , D d, E e, G g, Gw gw,  , K k,  , Kw kw, Kw̓ kw̓,  , Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, H h, I i, J j, L l,  , Ł ł, M m,  , N n,  , O o, P p,  , S s, Sy sy, T t,  , Tl̓ tl̓, U u, W w,  , X x, Xw xw,  , Y y,  , Z z, ̓

Noon

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Noon alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Nootka

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Nootka alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, C c,  , Č č, Č̓ č̓, D d, E e, Ee ee, H h,  , I i, Ii ii, K k,  ,  , K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l,  , Ł ł, ƛ, ƛ̓, M m,  , N n,  , Ŋ ŋ, O o, Oo oo, P p,  , Q q,  ,  , Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t,  , U u, Uu uu, W w,  , X x,  ,  , X̣ʷ x̣ʷ, Y y,  , ʕ, ʔ

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Northern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Norwegian Bokmål

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. 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)

  1. letter A

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a/ (example of pronunciation)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. 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)

  1. letter A

Nuer

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Nuer alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


O'odham

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the O'odham alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Occitan

Letter

A (lowercase a)

  1. The first letter of the Occitan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Okanagan

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Okanagan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a, C c,  , Ə ə, H h, I i, K k,  ,  , K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l,  , Ł ł, ƛ̓, M m,  , N n,  , P p,  , Q q,  ,  , Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, R r, S s, T t,  , U u, W w,  , X x,  ,  , X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y,  , ʕ, ʕ̓, ʕʷ, ʔ

Papuan Gimi

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Papuan Gimi alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Paraguayan Guaraní

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Paraguayan Guaraní alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Plautdietsch

Letter

A

  1. 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Polish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Further reading

  • A in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

A m (plural As)

  1. Alternative form of á

Q'eqchi

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Q'eqchi alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Rohingya

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Rohingya alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Romani

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Romanian

Pronunciation

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Ronga

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ronga alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Rotokas

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Rotokas alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Rotuman

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Rotuman alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Saafi-Saafi

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Saafi-Saafi alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Saanich

Pronunciation

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Samoan

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Samoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Samogitian

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Samogitian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Sango

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Sango alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Scots

Etymology 1

From Old English , from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

  • (stressed) IPA(key): /ɑː/, /aː/,
    • (Dundee) IPA(key): /ɛː/
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /ə/

Pronoun

A (first person singular, emphatic I)

  1. I
Synonyms

See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɔː/
  • (Northern, Insular) IPA(key): /aː/

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Scots alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Scottish Gaelic

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Serbo-Croatian

Letter

A (Cyrillic spelling А)

  1. The first letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Serer

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Serer alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Seri

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Seri alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Shilluk

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Shilluk alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Shona

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Shona alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Silesian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Silesian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɑ/

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Slovak

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Further reading

  • A in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  • od A do Ž

See also


Somali

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /æ/, /ɑ/
  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ʔæ/

Letter

A upper case (lower case a)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Somali alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by Y and followed by E.

See also


Southern Sami

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. 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)

  1. The first letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of alfil.

Noun

A m (uncountable)

  1. (chess) bishop
    • 1997, Anatoly Karpov, EL AJEDREZ. Aprender y progresar, page 24:
      19. Ac4xd5, Ab7xd5
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 1998, Benito López Esnaola, Ajedrez a la ciega, page 87:
      Tae1, Ae6;
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 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?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Squamish

Letter

A

  1. The letter of the Squamish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, E e (É é), H h, I i (Í í), K k,  , Kw kw, Kwʼ kwʼ,  , Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵwʼ ḵwʼ, L l,  , Lh lh, M m,  , N n,  , P p,  , S s, Sh sh, T t,  , Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u (Ú ú), W w,  , X x, Xw xw,  , X̱w  x̱w, Y y,  , 7

Swedish

Letter

A (name a, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Swedish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Tagalog

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Tahitian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Tahitian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Tatar

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. the 1st letter of Jaꞑalif

See also


Tetum

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Tetum alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Tigon Mbembe

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Tigon Mbembe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Tlingit

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Tongan

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Tongan alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Tonkawa

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Tonkawa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a,  , C c, E e,  , H h, I i,  , K k,  , L l, M m, N n, O o,  , P p, S s, T t, U u,  , W w, X x,  , Y y, ',?

Tuareg

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Tundra Nenets

Letter

A (transliteration needed)

  1. The first letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Tunisian Arabic

Letter

A (transliteration needed)

  1. The second letter of the Tunisian Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Turkish

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Turkish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Turkmen

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Tyap

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Tyap alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Ubykh

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Ubykh alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Udihe

Letter

A (transliteration needed)

  1. The first letter of the Udihe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Upper Sorbian

Letter

A (lower case a, upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Upper Sorbian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Uzbek

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Venda

Letter

A (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the Venda alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Veps

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Veps alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also

Interjection

A!

  1. hah!

Vilamovian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Vilamovian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Volapük

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Volapük alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Votic

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Votic alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Võro

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Võro alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also


Wakhi

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also


Walloon

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Walloon alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

See also

Aa,(Ââ), (Åå), Bb, Cc, (Çç), Dd, Ee, (Éé), (Èè), (Êê), (Ëë), (), Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, (Îî), Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, (Ôô), (Öö), Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, (Ûû), Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz


Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aː/

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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West Frisian

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the West Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Winnebago

Letter

A (lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Winnebago alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Xhosa

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Xhosa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Xârâcùù

Pronunciation

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Xârâcùù alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Yele

Letter

A

  1. The second letter of the Yele alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Yoruba

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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As Used In Benin

(Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y -->


Yámana

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Yámana alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Zarma

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Zarma alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Zazaki

Letter

A

  1. The first letter of the Zazaki alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

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Zulu

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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