A
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Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/ (most languages)
See also
Symbol
A
- Marks the first item in a list
- A. Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.
- A hypothetical item or person designated the first, usually when there are more than one.
- Person A had 5 apples, and person B...
- 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.
- (computing) The hexadecimal digit for ten.
- 0x0000000A
- The value is hexadecimal A0, or decimal 160.
- 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]
- An academic grade lower than A+ but greater than A-.
Related terms
Etymology 2
The abbreviation of a variety of terms.
Symbol
A
Abbreviation
A
- (physics, International System of Units) Ampere, a unit of electrical current.
- (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for adenine in genetic code.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for alanine in proteins.
- (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.
Gallery
See also
Other representations of A:
References
- “A” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.
- “A” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
English
Etymology 1

From Middle English and Old English upper case letter A and split of Middle English and Old English upper case letter Æ.
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/
Audio (US) (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /æɪ/
- 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)
- The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
- Apple starts with A.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell, chapter 3, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
Derived terms
See also
Number
A (upper case, lower case a)
Etymology 2
Symbol
A
- 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.
- (education) The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
- I was so happy to get an A on that test.
- (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.
- (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.
- (chemistry) Mass number.
- (logic) A universal affirmative suggestion.[1]
- Acoustic source.
- Actual weight of an aircraft.
- (historical) Abbreviation of adulterer, adulteress..
- Alaska Steamship Company.
- Alcoa Steamship Company.
- Allele dominant.
- Alveolar gas.
- American Stock Exchange.
- Ammunition examiner.
- Anchor Line.
- Aspect ratio.
- Assembly Bill.
- Smallest of the brassiere cup sizes.
- Chemical activity.
- First van der Waals constant.
- Fraunhofer line for oxygen.
- (aviation) Hail.
- (in newspaper stock listings) Includes extras.
- Linear acceleration.
- Mean sound absorption coefficient.
- Shoe size narrower than B.
- (baseball) Single A league, one of the lowest professional leagues.
- Total acidity.
Derived terms
Abbreviation
A
Synonyms
- (physics, angstrom): Å
Derived terms
- (weaponry, atom): A-bomb
References
- “A” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
- “A” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.
Acehnese
Acheron
Adzera
Afar
Afrikaans
Albanian
Alekano
Alemannic German
Aleut
Amaimon
Amarasi
American Sign Language
Alternative forms
- (with the thumb extended) OpenA
Production
This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape .
See also
- Index:American Sign Language/A
Anal
Angami
Ankave
Anuki
Araki
Aromanian
Ashéninka Pajonal
Assiniboine
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, Kʔkʔ, M m, N n, O o, P p, Pʔpʔ, S s, Sʔsʔ, Š š, Šʔšʔ, T t, Tʔtʔ, U u, Unun, W w, X x, Xʔxʔ, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʔ
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
(Latin-script letters) A a, Aƞaƞ, B b, C̀c̀, C̀’c̀’, C̄c̄, D d, E e, G g, Ġ ġ, H h, Ḣ ḣ, Ḣ’ḣ’, I i, Iƞiƞ, J j, K k, K’k’, M m, N n, O o, P p, P’p’, S s, S’s’, S̀s̀, S̀’s̀’, T t, T’t’, U u, Uƞuƞ, W w, Y y, Z z, ’
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Atsahuaca
Auhelawa
Avokaya
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Â â, Ã ã, Ãáãá, Ãâãâ), Ạ ạ (Ạ́ạ́, Ậ ậ, Ạ̃ạ̃, Ạ̃ạ́ạ̃ạ́, Ạ̃ậạ̃ậ), B b, ’B’b, C c, D d, Drdr, ’D’d, E e (É é, Ê ê, Ẽ ẽ, Ẽéẽé, Ẽêẽê), F f, G g, Gbgb, H h, I i (Í í, Î î, Ĩ ĩ, Ĩíĩí, Ĩîĩî), Ị ị (Ị́ị́, Ị̂ị̂, Ị̃ị̃, Ị̃ị́ị̃ị́, Ị̃ị̂ị̃ị̂), J j, K k, Kpkp, L l, M m, Mbmb, Mvmv, N n, Ndnd, Ndrndr, Ngng, Ngbngb, Njnj, Nyny, Ŋ ŋ, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ, Õóõó, Õôõô), P p, R r, S s, T t, Trtr, U u (Ú ú, Û û, Ũ ũ, Ũúũú, Ũûũû), V v, W w, ’W’w, Y y, ’Y’y, Z z, ’
Awara
Azerbaijani
Letter
A upper case (lower case a)
Balanta-Kentohe
Barai
Bari
Basque
Bavarian
Beja
Bemba
Blagar
Blin
Brahui
Breton
Busa
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, Ã ã, Ãa ãa, B b, D d, E e, Ee ee, Ẽ ẽ, Ẽe ẽe, Ɛ ɛ, Ɛɛ ɛɛ, Ɛ̃ ɛ̃, Ɛ̃ɛ ɛ̃ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, Ii ii, Ĩ ĩ, Ĩi ĩi, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Oo oo, Õ õ, Õo õo, Ɔ ɔ, Ɔɔ ɔɔ, Ɔ̃ ɔ̃, Ɔ̃ɔ ɔ̃ɔ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Uu uu, Ũ ũ, Ũu ũu, V v, W w, Y y, Z z
Catalan
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Central Atlas Tamazight
Ch'orti'
Chachi
Chamorro
Chechen
Letter
Cheyenne
Chiwere
Choctaw
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Cofán
Comanche
Comox
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Æ æ, Awaw, Ayay, Č č, Č’č’, E e, Ɛ ɛ, Ə ə, Əwəw, Əyəy, G g, Gʸgʸ, H h, I i, Ɩ ɩ, J̌ǰ, K k, K’k’, Kʷkʷ, K’ʷk’ʷ, Kʸkʸ, K’ʸk’ʸ, L l, L’l’, Ł ɬ, ƛ, ƛ’, M m, M’m’, N n, N’n’, O o, Ɔ ɔ, Ɔyɔy, P p, P’p’, Q q, Q’q’, Qʷqʷ, Q’ʷ, q’ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T’t’, Θ θ, Tᶿtᶿ, T’ᶿt’ᶿ, U u, Ʊ ʊ, W w, W’w’, Χ χ, Χʷχʷ, X x, Xʷxʷ, Y y, Y’y’, ʔ
Corsican
Creek
Crimean Tatar
Letter
A (lower case a)
Cypriot Arabic
Letter
A (transliteration needed) (lower case a)
Czech
Dagbani
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æː/, [ˈæːˀ]
- Rhymes: -æː
Audio (Copenhagen) (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å (Ǻ ǻ)
Alternative forms
Noun
Dinka
Domari
Duun
Elfdalian
Esan
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /a/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /a/
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Estonian
Letter
A
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Ewe
Faroese
Fe'fe'
Fijian
Fon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Derived terms
- bombe A
- prouver par A plus B, prouver par A + B
Friulian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Fula
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Ga
Gagauz
Galibi Carib
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aː
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
See also
Noun
A n (genitive A or As, plural A or As)
- 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
Abbreviation
A
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.
Gilbertese
Greenlandic
Haida
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa (Á á), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ, chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, Ei ei (É é), G g, G̱ g̱, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Hl hl, I i, Ii ii (Í í), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, L l, Lʼ lʼ, M m, Mʼ mʼ, N n, Nʼ nʼ, Ng ng, P p, Pʼ pʼ, S s, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Uu uu (Ú ú), W w, Wʼ wʼ, X x, X̱ x̱, Y y, Yʼ yʼ, ʼ
Haitian Creole
Halkomelem
See also
- (Latin-script letters) C c, C̓ c̓, Č č, H h, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, ƛ̕, ɬ, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T̓ t̓, T̓ᶿ t̓ᶿ, θ, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, χ, χʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, 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)
Hawaiian
Hungarian
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Hupa
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, A: a:, B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, Chw chw, Chwʼ chwʼ, D d, Dz dz, E e, E: e:, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Ky ky, Kyʼ kyʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ng ng, O o, O: o:, Q q, Qʼ qʼ, S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, W w, Wh wh, X x, Xw xw, Y y, ʼ
Icelandic
Ido
Igbo
Inari Sami
Ingrian
Interlingua
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Inupiak
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, Ḷ ḷ, 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)
Italian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme; name of letter) IPA(key): /a/
- Homophone: a
Letter
A f (invariable, lower case a)
Jarai
Juǀ'hoan
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, Gǀgǀ, ǀ, Gǀhgǀh, ǀh, ǀ’, ǀ’h, Nǀnǀ, Nǀhnǀh, Gǀxgǀx, ǀx, Gǀkgǀk, ǀk, Gǃgǃ, ǃ, Gǃhgǃh, ǃh, ǃ’, ǃ’h, Nǃnǃ, Nǃhnǃh, Gǃxgǃx, ǃx, Gǃkgǃk, ǃk, Gǂgǂ, ǂ, Gǂhgǂh, ǂh, ǂ’, ǂ’h, Nǂnǂ, Nǂhnǂh, Gǂxgǂx, ǂx, Gǂkgǂk, ǂk, Gǁgǁ, ǁ, Gǁhgǁh, ǁh, ǁ’, ǁ’h, Nǁnǁ, Nǁhnǁh, Gǁxgǁx, ǁx, Gǁkgǁk, ǁk, I i, E e, A a, O o, U u, Aqaq, Oqoq, Inin, Anan, Onon, Unun, Aqnaqn, Oqnoqn
Kabyle
Kaingang
Kakabai
Kanuri
Karakalpak
Karelian
Kashaya
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, A:a:, B b, C c, Cʰcʰ, C’c’, D d, E e, E:e:, F f, H h, I i, I:i:, K k, Kʰkʰ, K’k’, L l, Lʰlʰ, L’l’, M m, Mʰmʰ, M’m’, N n, Nʰnʰ, N’n’, O o, O:o:, P p, Pʰpʰ, P’p’, Q q, Qʰqʰ, Q’q’, R r, Rʰrʰ, R’r’, S s, Š š, T t, Tʰtʰ, T’t’, Ṭ ṭ, Ṭʰṭʰ, Ṭ’ṭ’, U u, U:u:, W w, Wʰwʰ, W’w’, Y y, Yʰyʰ, Y’y’, ʔ
Kashubian
Kawésqar
Ket
Letter
A (transliteration needed) (lower case a)
Khakas
Kikuyu
Kobon
Krio
Kurdish
Letter
A (lower case a)
Kwak'wala
See also
- U'mista
(Latin-script letters) A a, A̱ a̱, B b, D d, Dƚ dƚ, Dz dz, E e, G g, Gw gw, Ǥ ǥ, Ǥw ǥw, H h, I i, K k, Kw kw, K̓ k̓, K̓w k̓w, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w, L l, Ƚ ƚ, M m, N n, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ts ts, T̓s t̓s, Tƚ tƚ, T̓ƚ t̓ƚ, U u, W w, X x, Xw xw, X̱ x̱, 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, Gʷ gʷ, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧʷ ǧʷ, H h, I i, K k, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ k̓, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, Q q, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ q̓, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, ƛ, ƛ̓, C c, C̓ c̓, U u, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʔ
Lakota
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aŋ aŋ (Áŋ áŋ), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Č’ č’, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, I i (Í í), Iŋ iŋ (Íŋ íŋ), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, K’ k’, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, P’ p’, S s, Š š, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, T’ t’, U u (Ú ú), Uŋ uŋ (Úŋ úŋ), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ’
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Latgalian
Latin
Alternative forms
- a (in some abbreviations)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/
audio (ecclesiastical) (file)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Usage notes
- In compound words, long ā generally remains unchanged (lābor, dēlābor). In a non-initial syllable, short ă is changed by vowel reduction into short ĭ or short ĕ (tangō, contingō; capiō, concipiō, conceptum). It remains unchanged in cases in which the word was coined later on: amō, adamō; patiēns, impatiēns.
Abbreviation
A.
- (in dates) ante (“before”)
- A. D. — ante diem
- (in dates) anno, annus (“year”)
- A. D. — anno Domini
- A. U. C. — anno urbis conditae
- A. P. R. C. — anno post Romam conditam
- Aulus (a Roman given name)
- Inscriptiones Orelli 1530: A. A. — Auli duo
- aquae (“waters”)
- Inscriptiones Orelli 1643 sequens; 2620; 3011: A.A. — Aquae Aponi (“Abano Terme”)
- 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
- agris (“fields”)
- A. D. A. — agris dandis adsignandis
- A. I. A. — agris judicandis adsignandis
- (upon the voting tablets in judicial trials) absolvo (“I free”, “I acquit”)
- (in the Roman Comitia) antiquo — “I leave in its former state”, “I reject” [e.g. the point in question]
- amicō (“friend”)
- A. O. — amico optimo — “best friend”
- a (“of, from”)
- A. P. — a populo
- aediliciae
- A. P. — aediliciae potestatis
- aerario
- A. P. R. — aerario populi Romani
- (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.
Lingala
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Â â, Ǎ ǎ), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ê ê, Ě ě), Ɛ ɛ (Ɛ́ ɛ́, Ɛ̂ ɛ̂, Ɛ̌ ɛ̌), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Î î, Ǐ ǐ), K k, L l, M m, Mb mb, Mp mp, N n, Nd nd, Ng ng, Nk nk, Ns ns, Nt nt, Ny ny, Nz nz, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Ǒ ǒ), Ɔ ɔ (Ɔ́ ɔ́, Ɔ̂ ɔ̂, Ɔ̌ ɔ̌), P p, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, Y y, Z z
Lithuanian
Letter
A (lower case a)
Livonian
Lou
Lower Sorbian
Letter
A (lower case a)
Lushootseed
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ʔ, A a, B b, Bʼ bʼ, C c, Cʼ cʼ, Č č, Čʼ čʼ, D d, Dᶻ dᶻ, Ə ə, G g, Gʷ gʷ, H h, I i, J̌ ǰ, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kʷ kʷ, Kʼʷ kʼʷ, L l, Lʼ lʼ, Ɫ ɫ, ƛʼ, M m, Mʼ mʼ, N n, Nʼ nʼ, P p, Pʼ pʼ, Q q, Qʼ qʼ, Qʷ qʷ, Qʼʷ qʼʷ, S s, Š š, T t, Tʼ tʼ, U u, W w, Wʼ wʼ, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Yʼ yʼ
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/, [aː]
- Rhymes: -aː
Letter
A (lower case a)
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.
Malagasy
Maltese
Mampruli
Mankanya
Manx
Maori
Mapudungun
Marba
Marshallese
Letter
A (lower case a)
Maskelynes
Massachusett
Mayoyao Ifugao
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Mohawk
Moore
Muinane
Nauruan
Letter
A (lower case a)
Navajo
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dzdz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Nisga'a
Noon
Nootka
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, Č č, Č̓ č̓, D d, E e, Ee ee, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Ii ii, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, ƛ, ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Oo oo, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Uu uu, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̣ x̣, X̣ʷ x̣ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʔ
Northern Sami
Letter
A (lower case a)
Norwegian Bokmål
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
See also
Noun
A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-er, definite plural A-ene)
- letter A
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/ (example of pronunciation)
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
See also
Noun
A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-ar, definite plural A-ane)
- letter A
Nuer
O'odham
Occitan
Okanagan
Papuan Gimi
Paraguayan Guaraní
Plautdietsch
Usage notes
Plautdietsch has no standard orthography but this is by far the most widely used alphabet.
Q'eqchi
Rohingya
Romani
Ronga
Rotokas
Rotuman
Saafi-Saafi
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/
Samoan
Samogitian
Sango
Scots
Etymology 1
From Old English iċ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Serbo-Croatian
Letter
A (Cyrillic spelling А)
Serer
Seri
Shilluk
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à, Ä ä, Aa aa, B b, C c, D d, Dh dh, Dhh dhh, E e, É é, È è, Ë ë, Ee ee, G g, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Ï ï, Ii ii, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ngg ngg, Nh nh, Nhh nhh, Ny ny, Nyy nyy, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ø ø, Oo oo, P p, R r, T t, Th th, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Uu uu, V v, W w, Y y
Shona
Silesian
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɑ/
Slovak
See also
Southern Sami
Letter
A (upper case A)
Spanish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
See also
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of alfil.
Noun
A m (uncountable)
- (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
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, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, Kwʼ kwʼ, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵwʼ ḵwʼ, L l, Lʼ lʼ, Lh lh, M m, Mʼ mʼ, N n, Nʼ nʼ, P p, Pʼ pʼ, S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u (Ú ú), W w, Wʼ wʼ, X x, Xw xw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, Y y, Yʼ yʼ, 7
Swedish
Letter
Tagalog
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Tahitian
Tatar
Tetum
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Tigon Mbembe
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ǎ ǎ), Ɑ ɑ (Ɑ́ ɑ́, Ɑ̀ ɑ̀, Ɑ̂ ɑ̂, Ɑ̌ ɑ̌), B b, Ch ch, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ě ě), Ɛ ɛ (Ɛ́ ɛ́, Ɛ̀ ɛ̀, Ɛ̂ ɛ̂, Ɛ̌ ɛ̌), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ǐ ǐ), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ǒ ǒ), Ɔ ɔ (Ɔ́ ɔ́, Ɔ̀ ɔ̀, Ɔ̂ ɔ̂, Ɔ̌ ɔ̌), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ǔ ǔ), V v, W w, Z z, Zh zh
Tlingit
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à, Â â, B b, Ch ch, Ch' ch', D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, F f, G g, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, Gw gw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k, Kh kh, Khw khw, Kh' kh', Kw kw, K' k', K'w k'w, L l, Ł ł, Ł' ł', M m, N n (O o), S s, Sh sh, S' s', T t, Tl tl, Tl' tl', Ts ts, Ts' ts', T' t', U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xh' xh', Xh'w xh'w, Xw xw, X' x', X'w x'w, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), .
Tongan
Tonkawa
Tuareg
Tundra Nenets
Letter
A (transliteration needed)
Tunisian Arabic
Letter
A (transliteration needed)
Turkish
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
Turkmen
Letter
A (lower case a)
Tyap
Ubykh
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, Ə ə, Ȧ ȧ, B b, BƸbƹ, C c, Ç ç, Çʼçʼ, Č č, ČWčw, Č’, č’, ČW’čw’, Ċ ċ, Ċ’ċ’, D d, DWdw, Ḑ ḑ, Ḋ ḋ, Ď ď, E e, F f, G g, GWgw, GYgy, Ǧ ǧ, Ġ ġ, H h, Ḣ ḣ, I ı, İ i, J j, JWjw, K k, KWkw, KYky, K’k’, KW’kw’, KY’ky’, L l, Ł ł, Ł’ł’, M m, MƸmƹ, N n, O o, Ō ō, P p, PƸpƹ, P’p’, PƸ’pƹ’, Q q, QWqw, QYqy, QƸqƹ, QƸWqƹw, Q’q’, QW’qw’, QY’qy’, QƸ’qƹ’, QƸW’qƹw’, R r, Ř ř, ŘWřw, ŘYřy, ŘƸřƹ, ŘƸWřƹw, S s, Ș ș, ȘWșw, Š š, ŠWšw, Ṡ ṡ, T t, TWtw, T’t’, TW’tw’, Ț ț, Ț’ț’, U u, Ū ū, V v, VƸvƹ, W w, WƸwƹ, X x, XWxw, XYxy, XƸxƹ, XƸWxƹw, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ŽWžw, Ż ż, Ƹ ƹ, ’
Udihe
Letter
A (transliteration needed)
Upper Sorbian
Letter
A (lower case a, upper case A)
Uzbek
Venda
Veps
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ; 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)
Vilamovian
Volapük
Votic
Võro
Wakhi
Walloon
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː/
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
West Frisian
Winnebago
Xhosa
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Bh bh, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dl dl, Dy dy, Dzdz, E e, F f, G g, Gc gc, Gq gq, Gr gr, Gx gx, H h, Hh hh, Hl hl, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, Kr kr, L l, Lh lh, M m, Mh mh, N n, Nc nc, Ng ng, Ngc ngc, Ngh ngh, Ngq ngq, Ngx ngx, Nh nh, Nkc nkc, Nkq nkq, Nkx nkx, Nq nq, Nx nx, Ny ny, Nyh nyh, O o, P p, Ph ph, Q q, Qh qh, R r, Rh rh, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, Ths ths, Thsh thsh, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Ty ty, Tyh tyh, U u, V v, W w, Wh wh, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Yh yh, Z z, Zh zh
Xârâcùù
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ/
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, Ä ä, Ää ää, Â â, Ââ ââ, B b, Bw bw, C c, Ch ch, D d, E e, Ee ee, É é, Éé éé, Ë ë, Ëë ëë, È è, Èè èè, Ê ê, Êê êê, F f, G g, Gw gw, I i, Ii ii, Î î, Îî îî, J j, K k, Kw kw, L l, M m, Mw mw, N n, Ng ng, Ny ny, O o, Oo oo, Ö ö, Öö öö, Ô ô, Ôô ôô, P p, Pw pw, R r, S s, T t, U u, Uu uu, Ü ü, Üü üü, Ù ù, Ùù ùù, Û û, Ûû ûû, V v, W w, X x, Xw xw, Y y
Yele
Yoruba
Yámana
Zarma
Zazaki
Zulu
Letter
A (upper case, lower case a)