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A


AU+0041,A
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
@
[U+0040]
Basic LatinB
[U+0042]
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Languages (236)
Translingual • English
Acehnese • Acheron • Adzera • Afar • Afrikaans • Albanian • Alekano • Alemannic German • Aleut • Amaimon • Amarasi • Ambrak • American Sign Language • Anāl • Angami • Ankave • Anuki • Araki • Aromanian • Ashéninka Pajonal • Assiniboine • Atsahuaca • Auhelawa • Avokaya • Awara • Azerbaijani • Balanta-Kentohe • Barai • Bari • Basque • Bavarian • Beja • Bemba • Blagar • Blin • Brahui • Breton • Busa • Catalan • Central Franconian • Central Mazahua • Chachi • Chamorro • Chechen • Cheyenne • Chinese • Chiwere • Choctaw • Ch'orti' • Cofán • Comanche • Corsican • Crimean Tatar • Cypriot Arabic • Czech • Dagbani • Danish • Dinka • Domari • Dutch • Duun • Egyptian • Elfdalian • Esan • Esperanto • Estonian • Ewe • Faroese • Fe'fe' • Fijian • Finnish • Fon • French • Friulian • Fula • Ga • Gagauz • Galician • Gallo-Italic of Sicily • German • Gilbertese • Gimi (Goroka) • Greenlandic • Haida • Haitian Creole • Halkomelem • Hausa • Hawaiian • Hungarian • Hunsrik • Hupa • Icelandic • Ido • Igbo • Inari Sami • Indonesian • Ingrian • Interlingua • Inupiaq • Irish • Italian • Japanese • Jarai • Juǀ'hoan • Kabyle • Kaingang • Kakabai • Kalo Finnish Romani • Kankanaey • Kanuri • Karakalpak • Karelian • Kari'na • Kashaya • Kashubian • Kawésqar • Khakas • Kikuyu • Kobon • Krio • Kwak'wala • Lakota • Latgalian • Latin • Latvian • Lingala • Lithuanian • Livonian • Lou • Lower Sorbian • Luxembourgish • Malagasy • Malay • Maltese • Mampruli • Mankanya • Manx • Maori • Mapudungun • Marba • Marshallese • Maskelynes • Massachusett • Mayoyao Ifugao • Mecayapan Nahuatl • Mohawk • Moore • Muinane • Muong • Nauruan • Navajo • Nisga'a • Noon • Nootka • Northern Kurdish • Northern Sami • Norwegian Bokmål • Norwegian Nynorsk • Nuer • Nupe • Occitan • Okanagan • O'odham • Paraguayan Guaraní • Plautdietsch • Polish • Portuguese • Q'eqchi • Rohingya • Romani • Romanian • Ronga • Rotokas • Rotuman • Saafi-Saafi • Saanich • Samoan • Samogitian • Sango • Scots • Scottish Gaelic • Serbo-Croatian • Serer • Seri • Shilluk • Shona • Silesian • Skolt Sami • Slovak • Slovene • Somali • Southern Sami • Spanish • Squamish • Swedish • Tagalog • Tahitian • Tashelhit • Tatar • Tày • Tetum • Tigon Mbembe • Tlingit • Tongan • Tonkawa • Tuareg • Tundra Nenets • Turkish • Turkmen • Tyap • Ubykh • Udihe • Upper Sorbian • Uzbek • Venda • Veps • Vietnamese • Vilamovian • Volapük • Võro • Votic • Wakhi • Walloon • Welsh • West Frisian • Winnebago • Xârâcùù • Xhosa • Yámana • Yele • Yoruba • Zarma • Zazaki • Zulu
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Translingual

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Etymology 1

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From theEtruscan letter𐌀(a), from theAncient Greek letterΑ(A,alpha), derived from thePhoenician letter𐤀(ʾ,aleph), from theEgyptian hieroglyph𓃾.

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A

  1. The first letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.
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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.
    PersonA had 5 apples, and person B...
  3. Ten, especially used inbases above ten, such asduodecimal,hexadecimal,vigesimal and so on.
    Decimal 270 can be converted as duodecimal 1A6 or vigesimal DA.
    (computing)The variable was a byte with valueA0, or 160 in decimal.
  4. A standard size of dry cell battery, slightly larger thanAA.[1]
  5. (Can weverify(+) this sense?) A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, asA0,A1,A2, etc.[2]
  6. (Can weverify(+) this sense?) An academic grade lower than A+ but greater than A-.
  7. (linguistics) Awildcard for anopen vowel
  8. (finance)Long-termbondcredit rating byS&P Global Ratings andFitch Ratings, indicating that a bond isupper-mediumgrade with lowrisk ofdefault.
  9. (clothing)Bracup size.
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Letters sharing the same origin as "A"
  • Arabicا(a,alif)
  • Coptic(a,alfa)
  • CyrillicА(A)
  • Devanāgari(a,aksara)
  • GreekΑ(A,Alpha)
  • Hebrewא(a,aleph)
  • Phoenician𐤀
  • Syriacܐ(a,alaph)
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  • (previous)9,(next)B

Etymology 2

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The abbreviation of a variety of terms.

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A

  1. (chemistry,obsolete)Obsolete chemical symbol forargon.
    Synonym:(obsolete)Ar
  2. (chemistry,physics) Symbol formass number(nucleon number).Abbreviation ofEnglishatomic mass number..
  3. (geometry)Area.
  4. (international standards)A category of vehicle licence under theVienna Convention on Road Traffic, referring tomotorcycles.

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A

  1. (physics,International System of Units)Ampere, a unit ofelectrical current.
  2. (genetics)IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation foradenine in genetic code.
  3. (biochemistry)IUPAC 1-letter symbol foralanine in proteins.
    Synonym:Ala
  4. (music)Alto.

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A

  1. (vehicle-distinguishing signs)Austria.

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  • Letter styles
  • Uppercase and lowercase versions ofA, in normal and italic type
  • Uppercase and lowercaseA inFraktur
  • A inuncial script

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Other representations of A:

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References

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  1. ^Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “A”, inThe Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing,→ISBN, page 1.
  2. ^Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “A”, inThe Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press,→ISBN, page 1.

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

Etymology 1

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FromMiddle English andOld English upper case letterA and split ofMiddle English andOld English upper case letterÆ.

  • TheOld English lettersA andÆ replaced the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters(a,āc) and(æ,æsc), derived from the Runic letter(a,Ansuz), in the 7th century.

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A (upper case,lower casea,pluralAsorA's)

  1. The firstletter of the Englishalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.
    Apple starts withA.
    • 1943 November –1944 February (date written; published1945 August 17),George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair],Animal Farm [], London:Secker & Warburg, publishedMay 1962,→OCLC:
      Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace outA, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof[]
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Number

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. Theordinal numberfirst, derived from thisletter of the Englishalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.
    ItemA is "foods", item B is "drinks".

Etymology 2

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  • (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letterA in the English alphabet.
  • (blood type): FromA antigen

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A

  1. A rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters.
    We assign each item inspected a rating fromA through G, depending on various factors.
    In the UK, the highestsocial grade isAupper middle class.
    The only standard brassiere cup size smaller than theA cup is the AA cup.
  2. (education) The highestletter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
    I was so happy to get anA on that test.
  3. (music) A tone three fifths above C in thecycle 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; thescale with A as itskeynote.[1][2]
    Orchestras traditionally tune to a concertA.
  4. (medicine) Ablood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with typeB antigen in their blood. People with this blood type may receive blood from type A or typeO but cannot receive blood fromAB orB.
    My blood type isA negative.
  5. (chemistry)Mass number.
  6. (logic) A universal affirmative suggestion.[1]
  7. (historical)Abbreviation ofadulterer,adulteress, used as a human brand.
    • 1966 July 30,Ralph McGill, “Today's students aim for humanistic values”, inLatrobe Bulletin, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, page 6:
      Hester Prynne, the historical character inThe 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".
  8. Allele dominant.
  9. (chieflyUS)Alternative spelling ofA.M.(ante meridiem)orAM
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(music) tone three fifths above C

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A

  1. Ace.(including in card games)
  2. Acre.
  3. Adult; as used in film rating.
  4. Ammeter.
  5. (physics)Angstrom.
  6. Answer.
  7. (sports) Anassist.
  8. (sexuality)Asexual.
  9. (UK, chieflyLondon)Arsehole.
  10. (weaponry)Atom.
    A-bomb
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  • (physics, angstrom):Å
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A

  1. (weaponry)Atom;atomic.
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  1. 1.01.1Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “A”, inThe Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press,→ISBN, page 1.
  2. ^Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “A”, inThe Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing,→ISBN, page 1.

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Acehnese

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Acehnesealphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Acheron

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Acheronalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Adzera

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Adzeraalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Afar

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Afaralphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Afrikaans

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Afrikaansalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Noun

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A (pluralA's,diminutiveA'tjie)

  1. A

Albanian

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IPA(key):/a/,/ɑ/

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A (upper caseA,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Albanianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Alekano

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Alekanoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Alemannic German

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Alemannic Germanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Aleut

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Aleutalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Amaimon

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Amaimonalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Amarasi

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Amarasialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Ambrak

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Ambrakalphabet, written in theLatin script.

American Sign Language

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  1. Stokoe notation of𝣷𝪜(the letter A)

Anāl

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Anālalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Angami

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A

  1. The thirdletter of the Angamialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Ankave

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Ankavealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Anuki

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Anukialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Araki

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Arakialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Aromanian

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Aromanianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Ashéninka Pajonal

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Ashéninka Pajonalalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Assiniboine

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Assiniboinealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Atsahuaca

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Atsahuacaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Auhelawa

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Auhelawaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Avokaya

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Avokayaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Awara

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Awaraalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Azerbaijani

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  • (phoneme; letter name)IPA(key):/ɑ/

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Balanta-Kentohe

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Balanta-Kentohealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Barai

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Baraialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Bari

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Barialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Basque

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Basquealphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Bavarian

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Bavarianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Beja

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Bejaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Bemba

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Bembaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Blagar

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Blagaralphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Blin

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Blinalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Brahui

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A

  1. The thirty-secondletter of the Brahuialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Breton

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Bretonalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Busa

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Busaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Catalan

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Catalanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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  • /a/ is from Middle High Germana in most closed syllables.
  • /aː/ is froma before certain clusters, in most dialects also in open syllables; in southern Moselle Franconian fromou.

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  • IPA(key):(short)/a/,(long)/aː/

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A

  1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
  2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

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Doubling of long A
  • In the German-based spelling, longa is doubled toaa when the German cognate word hasaa as well. Longa 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 (Germanglauben);
    • when the German cognate has a consonant lost or not present in Central Franconian:waade,wade (Germanwarten);
    • when the German cognate has a short vowel:baal,bal (Germanbald).
  • In the Dutch-based spelling, longa is always doubled in closed syllables, always written simple in open syllables.

Central Mazahua

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A (lower casea)

  1. A letter of theMazahua alphabet.

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Chachi

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Chachialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Chamorro

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A

  1. The secondletter of the Chamorroalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Chechen

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A (upper case,lower casea,CyrillicА)

  1. The firstletter of the Chechenalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Cheyenne

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A (upper case)

  1. The firstletter of the Cheyennealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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From thehotkey in many video games associated with the command "attack".

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A

  1. (slang,neologism) toattack; toassault
  2. (slang,neologism) topursue romantically

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Etymology 2

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Initialism ofEnglishavailable.

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A

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese,slang) single, open to a relationship
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Etymology 3

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From the letter A of the English pattern playing cards. Various names exist for this symbol in the spoken language.

Mandarinjiān
From (jiān, “tip”), because the letter A has an upward tip.
Cantonesejin1
Clipping of煙士 /烟士(jin1 si6-2), fromEnglishace.

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A

  1. (card games)ace(Classifier:; )
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Etymology 4

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Pronunciation 1

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A

  1. The first letter of the Latin alphabet.

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A

  1. The first letter used inPinyin.
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  • The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

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Initialism ofEnglishalpha

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A

  1. (fandomslang)Alternative form of阿爾法 /阿尔法(ā'ěrfǎ)
    see:ABO,B,andO

Chiwere

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A (upper case)

  1. The firstletter of the Chiwerealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Choctaw

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Choctawalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Ch'orti'

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Ch'orti'alphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Cofán

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Cofánalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Comanche

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Comanchealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Corsican

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Corsicanalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Crimean Tatar

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Crimean Tataralphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Cypriot Arabic

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Cypriot Arabicalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Czech

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A

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

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Dagbani

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Dagbanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Danish

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Danishalphabet, written in theLatin script.
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A n (singular definiteA'et,plural indefiniteA'er)

  1. The firstletter of the Danishalphabet, written in theLatin script.
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Declension ofA

gender
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativeAA'etA'erA'erne
genitiveA'sA'etsA'ersA'ernes

Dinka

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Dinkaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Domari

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A

  1. The secondletter of the Domarialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Dutch

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Dutchalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Duun

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Duunalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Egyptian

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A

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of.

Elfdalian

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Elfdalianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Esan

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Esanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Esperanto

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Esperantoalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Estonian

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Estonianalphabet, calledaa and written in theLatin script.

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Ewe

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Ewealphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Faroese

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Faroesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Fe'fe'

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Fe'fe'alphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Fijian

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Fijianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Finnish

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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. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, andA for information on the development of the glyph itself.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Finnishalphabet, calledaa and written in theLatin script.

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A

  1. Abbreviation ofapprobatur.
  2. Alternativeletter-case form ofa(A (musical note))

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A

  1. (linguistics)Either the vowela/ɑ/ orä/æ/, depending on vowel harmony.

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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).

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Fonalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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French

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Frenchalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Friulian

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A (upper,lowera)

  1. The firstletter of the Friulianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Fula

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Fulaalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Gaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Gagauz

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Gagauzalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Galician

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Galicianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Gallo-Italic of Sicily

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Gallo-Italic of Sicilyalphabet, written in theLatin script.

German

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Germanalphabet, written in theLatin script.
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A n (strong,genitiveAorAs,pluralAorAs)

  1. A
    VonA bis Z.FromA to Z.
    WerA sagt, muss auch B sagen.One who saysA must also say B.
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Declension ofA [neuter, strong]
singularplural
indef.def.noundef.noun
nominativeeindasAdieA,As
genitiveeinesdesA,AsderA,As
dativeeinemdemAdenA,As
accusativeeindasAdieA,As

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A

  1. Abbreviation ofA-Dur.
  2. Abbreviation ofAmpere.
  3. Abbreviation ofAutobahn.
  4. Alternative form ofÅ(symbol forÅngström)

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Gilbertese

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Gilbertesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Gimi (Goroka)

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Gimi (Goroka)alphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Greenlandic

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Greenlandicalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Haida

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Haidaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Haitian Creole

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Haitian Creolealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Halkomelem

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A

  1. The thirty-seventhletter of the Halkomelemalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Hausa

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Hausaalphabet, written in theLatin script. followed byB.

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Hawaiian

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Hawaiianalphabet, written in theLatin script.
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A

  1. Abbreviation ofʻākau(north).

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Hungarian

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  • (letter or phoneme itself):IPA(key):[ɒː][1]
  • (identifier or musical note):IPA(key):[ˈaː](in the names of major scales; see alsoa)

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Hungarianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.


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  1. ^Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy.The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007.→ISBN, p. 280

Hunsrik

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Hunsrikalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Hupa

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Hupaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Icelandic

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Icelandicalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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A n

  1. Abbreviation ofaustur(east).

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Ido

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Idoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Igbo

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Igboalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Inari Sami

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Inari Samialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Indonesian

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From theLatin letterA, from theEtruscan letter𐌀(a), from theAncient Greek letterΑ(A,alpha), derived from thePhoenician letter𐤀(ʾ,aleph), from theEgyptian hieroglyph𓃾.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Indonesianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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From the initial position of the letterA in the Indonesian alphabet.

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A

  1. A:
    1. a rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters
    2. (education) the highestletter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses)
    3. (music) a tone three fifths above C in thecycle 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; thescale with A as itskeynote
  2. (vehicle-distinguishing signs) vehicle number plate code for the Banten, Cilegon, Serang, Pandeglang, Lebak and Tangerang areas

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(blood type): FromA antigen

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A

  1. (medicine)A(blood type)

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Ingrian

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Ingrianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Interlingua

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Interlinguaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Inupiaq

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Inupiaqalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Irish

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Irishalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Italian

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:
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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Italianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Japanese

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A

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Jarai

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Jaraialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Juǀ'hoan

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A

  1. The ninety-sixthletter of the Juǀ'hoanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kabyle

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Kabylealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kaingang

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Kaingangalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kakabai

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Kakabaialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kalo Finnish Romani

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Kalo Finnish Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.[1]

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  1. ^Kimmo Granqvist (2011) “Aakkoset [Alphabet]”, inLyhyt Suomen romanikielen kielioppi [Consice grammar of Finnish Romani]‎[1] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus,→ISBN,→ISSN, retrievedFebruary 6, 2022, pages1-2

Kankanaey

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Borrowed fromTagalogA. Pronunciation is influenced byEnglishA.

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  • (Standard Kankanaey)IPA(key):/ˈʔej/[ˈʔei̯]
  • Rhymes:-ej

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  1. The firstletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet, calledey and written in theLatin script.

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  • Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎[3] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN, pages10-11

Kanuri

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Kanurialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Karakalpak

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Karakalpakalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Karelian

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Karelianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kari'na

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A

  1. Aletter of the Kari'naalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kashaya

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Kashayaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kashubian

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The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andA for development of the glyph itself.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Kashubianalphabet, calledA and written in theLatin script.

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Kawésqar

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Kawésqaralphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Khakas

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Khakasalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kikuyu

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Kikuyualphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kobon

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Kobonalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Krio

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Krioalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Kwak'wala

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Kwak'walaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Lakota

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Lakotaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Latgalian

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Latgalianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Latin

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Borrowed fromAncient GreekΑ(A,alpha), likely through Etruscan.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. (sometimes withlittera)The firstletter of the Latinalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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  • Norwegian Bokmål:A

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  • A inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
and inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Latvian

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Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur, and sporadically inCyrillic.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Latvianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Lingala

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Lingalaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Lithuanian

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Lithuanianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Livonian

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Livonianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Lou

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Loualphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Lower Sorbian

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Lower Sorbianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Luxembourgish

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Luxembourgishalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.
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FromOld High Germanouga, fromProto-Germanic*augô, ultimately fromProto-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.

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A n (pluralAen)

  1. eye
    Ech hunn eppes amA.
    I have something in myeye.

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FromMiddle High Germanouwe, fromOld High Germanouwa, fromProto-Germanic*awjō. Cognate withGermanAue,Englisheyot,Icelandicey,Danishø,Swedishö.

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A f (pluralAen)

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

Malagasy

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Malagasyalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Malay

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Malayalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Maltese

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Maltesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Mampruli

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Mamprulialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Mankanya

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Mankanyaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Manx

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Manxalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Maori

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Maorialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Mapudungun

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Mapudungunalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Marba

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Marbaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Marshallese

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Marshallesealphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Maskelynes

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Maskelynesalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Massachusett

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Massachusettalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Mayoyao Ifugao

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Mayoyao Ifugaoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Mecayapan Nahuatl

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Mecayapan Nahuatlalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Mohawk

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Mohawkalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Moore

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Moorealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Muinane

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Muinanealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Muong

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Muongalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Nauruan

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Nauruanalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Navajo

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Navajoalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Nisga'a

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Nisga'aalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Noon

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Noonalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Nootka

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Nootkaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Northern Kurdish

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A (lowercasea)

  1. The firstletter of the Northern Kurdishalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Northern Sami

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 This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPA then please add some!

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Northern Samialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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TheletterA from theNorwegian alphabet.

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FromLatinA, fromAncient GreekΑ(A,alpha), likely through theEtruscan language, fromPhoenician𐤀(ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , fromEgyptian𓃾 representing the head of anox.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Norwegian Bokmålalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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A m (definite singularA-en,indefinite pluralA-er,definite pluralA-ene)

  1. the letterA
  2. (horology) symbol foravance
  3. (physics) symbol forampere
  4. (physics) symbol formassetall(nucleon number)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Norwegian Nynorskalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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A m (definite singularA-en,indefinite pluralA-ar,definite pluralA-ane)

  1. letter A

Nuer

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Letter

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  1. The firstletter of the Nueralphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Nupe

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  • (phoneme):IPA(key):/a/,(after /n/ or /m/)/ã/

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Nupealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Occitan

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A (lowercasea)

  1. The firstletter of the Occitanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Okanagan

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Okanaganalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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O'odham

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the O'odhamalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Paraguayan Guaraní

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Paraguayan Guaraníalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Plautdietsch

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Plautdietschalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Plautdietsch has no standard orthography but this is by far the most widely used alphabet.

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Polish

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Etymology

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The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, andA for development of the glyph itself.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Polishalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Portuguese

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Portuguesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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A m (pluralAs)

  1. Alternative form ofá

Q'eqchi

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Q'eqchialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Rohingya

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Rohingyaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Romani

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Romanian

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Romanianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Ronga

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Rongaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Rotokas

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Rotokasalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Rotuman

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Rotumanalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Saafi-Saafi

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Saafi-Saafialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Saanich

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Saanichalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Samoan

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Samoanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Samogitian

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Samogitianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Sango

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Sangoalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Scots

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Etymology 1

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Scotsalphabet, calledaw and written in theLatin script.
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FromMiddle Englisha, an unstressed form ofI, itself a reduced form ofik,ic, fromOld Englishic, fromProto-West Germanic*ik, fromProto-Germanic*ek(I,pronoun), fromProto-Indo-European*éǵh₂.

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A

  1. I(first-person singular pronoun)

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Scottish Gaelic

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Scottish Gaelicalphabet, written in theLatin script.It is followed byb. Its traditional name isailm(elm).

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Serbo-Croatian

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Serbo-Croatianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Serer

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Sereralphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Seri

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Serialphabet, calledha and written in theLatin script.

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  • 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, page37.

Shilluk

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Shillukalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Shona

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Shonaalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Silesian

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Etymology

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The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andA for development of the glyph itself.

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Silesianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Skolt Sami

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Skolt Samialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Slovak

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Slovakalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Further reading

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  • A”, inSlovníkový 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,2003–2025

Slovene

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SloveneWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Gay's Latin alphabetA, fromCzech alphabetA, from theEtruscan letter𐌀(a), from theAncient Greek letterΑ(A,alpha), derived from thePhoenician letter𐤀(ʾ,aleph), from theEgyptian hieroglyph𓃾.

Pronunciation

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  • (phoneme, tonal variety):IPA(key):/áː/,/àː/,/ʌ́/,/a/,[â],[ǎ]
  • (phoneme, non-tonal variety):IPA(key):/aː/,/a/
  • (letter name):IPA(key):/àː/,/áː/
  • Audio(letter name, non-tonal):(file)
  • Rhymes:-aː
  • Homophone:a

Letter

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Slovenealphabet, written in theLatin script.
  2. The firstletter of the Slovenealphabet (Resian), written in theLatin script.
  3. The firstletter of the Slovenealphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

Noun

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Ā inan

  1. The name of theLatin script letterA /a.

Declension

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  • Overall more common
 
Thediacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.Ā
gen. sing.Ā-ja
singulardualplural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
ĀĀ-jaĀ-ji
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Ā-jaĀ-jevĀ-jev
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Ā-juĀ-jemaĀ-jem
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
ĀĀ-jaĀ-je
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Ā-juĀ-jihĀ-jih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Ā-jemĀ-jemaĀ-ji
  • More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings
nom. sing.Ā
gen. sing.Ā
singulardualplural
nominativeĀĀĀ
accusativeĀĀĀ
genitiveĀĀĀ
dativeĀĀĀ
locativeĀĀĀ
instrumentalĀĀĀ

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Further reading

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  • A”, inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene),2014–2025

Somali

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Somalialphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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  • The twenty-third letter of theSomali alphabet, which followsArabicabjad order. It is preceded byY and followed byE.

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Southern Sami

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Southern Samialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Spanish

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Etymology 1

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Spanishalphabet, written in theLatin script.
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Etymology 2

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Abbreviation ofalfil.

Noun

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A m (uncountable)

  1. (chess)bishop
    • 1997, Anatoly Karpov,EL AJEDREZ. Aprender y progresar,page24:
      19.Ac4xd5,Ab7xd5
      19.Bc4xd5,Bb7xd5
    • 1998, Benito López Esnaola,Ajedrez a la ciega,page87:
      Tae1,Ae6
      Rae1,Be6
    • 2006, Antonio Lopez Manzano, Joan Segura Vila, “Los Errores en la Apertura. Las celadas.”, inIniciación al ajedrez, volume59,page79:
      Veamos un ejemplo: 1. e4, e5; 2. Cf3, Cc6; 3.Ac4, Cd4?
      Let's look at an example: 1. e4, e5; 2. Nf3, Nc6; 3.Bc4, Nd4?

Squamish

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Squamishalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Swedish

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A (namea,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Swedishalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Symbol

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A

  1. (SAB)books andlibraries
    Meronyms:Aa,Ab,Ac,Ad,Ae,Af
  2. (zoning,dated)allmänt ändamål(public purpose); all operations with apublic body asprincipal
    Holonym:detaljplan

Adjective

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A

  1. indication of being of a higher rank, successful
    Antonym:B

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Noun

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A

  1. (2011–) the highest grade in the current grade system
    Coordinate terms:A,B,C,D,E
  2. (1897–1962) the highest grade in the older grade system
    Synonyms:stora A,berömligt
    Coordinate terms:A,a,AB,Ba,B,BC,B?,C
  3. (1820–1897) the highest grade in the oldest grade system
    Synonym:berömlig insikt
    Coordinate terms:A,B,C,D

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromSpanishA. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishA.
  • Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced byBaybayin character(a).
  • Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishA.

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key):/ˈʔej/[ˈʔeɪ̯](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA(key):/ˈʔa/[ˈʔa](letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario)
    • IPA(key):/ˈa/[ˈa](phoneme, stressed)
    • IPA(key):/a/[ɐ](phoneme, unstressed)
  • Syllabification:A

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A (upper case,lower casea,Baybayin spellingᜁᜌ᜔)

  1. The firstletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet), calledey and written in theLatin script.

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A (upper case,lower casea,Baybayin spelling)

  1. The firstletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbakada alphabet), calleda and written in theLatin script.
  2. (historical)The firstletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario), calleda and written in theLatin script.
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Etymology 2

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Possibly short forama (ni).

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Noun

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A (Baybayin spelling)(obsolete)

  1. father of
    Synonym:Pan
    A MiguelFather of Miguel
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Tahitian

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tahitianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Tashelhit

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Pronunciation

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  1. IPA(key):/æ/

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A (lower casea)

  1. Aletter of the Tashelhitalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Tatar

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. the 1st letter ofJaꞑalif

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Tày

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tàyalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Tetum

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Tetumalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Tigon Mbembe

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tigon Mbembealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Tlingit

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tlingitalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Tongan

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tonganalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Tonkawa

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tonkawaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Tuareg

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tuaregalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Tundra Nenets

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tundra Nenetsalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Turkish

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Turkishalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Turkmen

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Turkmenalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Tyap

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Tyapalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Ubykh

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Ubykhalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Udihe

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Udihealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Upper Sorbian

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A (lower casea,upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Upper Sorbianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Uzbek

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Uzbekalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Venda

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Letter

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Vendaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Veps

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Vepsalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Vietnamese

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Vietnamesealphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Interjection

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A!

  1. hah!

Vilamovian

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Vilamovianalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Volapük

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Volapükalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Võro

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Võroalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Votic

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Voticalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Wakhi

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Wakhialphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Walloon

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Walloonalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Welshalphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.It is followed byB.

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Mutation

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  • A cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does takeh-prothesis, for example with the wordafal(apple):
Mutated forms ofafal
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
afalunchangedunchangedhafal

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “A”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the West Frisianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Winnebago

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A (lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Winnebagoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Xârâcùù

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Xârâcùùalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Xhosa

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Xhosaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Yámana

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Yámanaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Yele

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A

  1. The secondletter of the Yelealphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Yoruba

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Yorubaalphabet, calledá and written in theLatin script.

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Zarma

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Zarmaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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Zazaki

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Letter

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A

  1. The firstletter of the Zazakialphabet, calleda and written in theLatin script.

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Zulu

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A (upper case,lower casea)

  1. The firstletter of the Zulualphabet, written in theLatin script.

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