A

See also: a, ᴀ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

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

Character variations

Ａ U+FF21, Ａ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A ← ＠ [U+FF20] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｂ → [U+FF22]

Languages (232)

Translingual • English

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Translingual

Etymology 1

From the Etruscan letter 𐌀 (a), from the Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓃾.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/ (most languages)

Letter

A

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

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter A):   Áá  Àà  Ââ  Ǎǎ  Ăă  Ãã  Ảả  Ȧȧ  Ạạ  Ää  Åå  Ḁḁ  Āā  Ąą  ᶏ  Ⱥⱥ  Ȁȁ  Ấấ  Ầầ  Ẫẫ  Ẩẩ  Ậậ  Ắắ  Ằằ  Ẵẵ  Ẳẳ  Ặặ  Ǻǻ  Ǡǡ  Ǟǟ  Ȁȁ  Ȃȃ  Ɑɑ  ᴀ  Ɐɐ  ɒ  Ａａ Ææ  Ǽǽ  Ǣǣ  Ꜳꜳ  Ꜵꜵ  Ꜷꜷ  Ꜹꜹ  Ꜻꜻ
• Appendix:Variations of "a"

Symbol

A

1. Marks the first item in a list.

   A. Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.

2. A hypothetical item or person designated the first, usually when there are more than one.

   Person A had 5 apples, and person B...

3. Ten, especially used in bases above ten, such as duodecimal, hexadecimal, vigesimal and so on.

   Decimal 270 can be converted as duodecimal 1A6 or vigesimal DA.

   (computing) The variable was a byte with value A0, or 160 in decimal.

4. A standard size of dry cell battery, slightly larger than AA.
5. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, as A0, A1, A2, etc.
6. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) An academic grade lower than A+ but greater than A-.
7. (linguistics) A wildcard for an open vowel
8. (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is upper-medium grade with low risk of default.
9. (clothing) Bra cup size.

Related terms

Letters sharing the same origin as "A"

• Arabic ا (a, “alif”)
• Coptic Ⲁ (a, “alfa”)
• Cyrillic А (A)
• Devanāgari अ (a, “aksara”)
• Greek Α (A, “Alpha”)
• Hebrew א (a, “aleph”)
• Phoenician 𐤀
• Syriac ܐ (a, “alaph”)

See also

• (previous) 9, (next) B

Etymology 2

The abbreviation of a variety of terms.

Symbol

A

1. (chemistry, obsolete) Symbol for the element Argon, changed after 1956 to Ar.
2. (chemistry, physics) Symbol for mass number (“nucleon number”). Abbreviation of English atomic mass number..
3. (geometry) Area.
4. (international standards) A category of vehicle licence under the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, referring to motorcycles.

Noun

A

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

   Synonym: Ala

4. (music) Alto.

Proper noun

A

1. (vehicle-distinguishing signs) Austria.

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions of A, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase A in Fraktur
• 
  A in uncial script

See also

Other representations of A:

NATO phonetic: Alpha Morse code: ·– Braille: ⠁ ASL Manual: A

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

• ⠁
• ·–
• LeftFlagDown-RightFlagLow

Further reading

• A on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

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

Etymology 1

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

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

Alternative forms

• (Gregg shorthand versions Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, and Pre-Anniversary) · (“dot”)

Pronunciation

• (letter name)
  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /eɪ̯/

  • 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)

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

   Apple starts with A.

   • 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:

     Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]

Derived terms

• A-back
• A-League
• A-Log
• antihemophilic factor A
• A number
• Exhibit A
• Mode A
• P-A
• Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
• Série A

 

Related terms

• A-frame
• ABC, A.B.C.
• A to Z
• A wave

See also

• (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Number

A (upper case, lower case a)

1. The ordinal number first, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

   Item A is "foods", item B is "drinks".

Etymology 2

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

Symbol

A

2. A rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters.

   We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.

   In the UK, the highest social grade is A – upper middle class.

   The only standard brassiere cup size smaller than the A cup is the AA cup.

4. (education) The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).

   I was so happy to get an A on that test.

   • 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):

     Darcy's pretty sharp. She pulls A's.

5. (music) The tone three notes above C in the cycle of fifths.

   Orchestras traditionally tune to a concert A.

6. (medicine) A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. People with this blood type may receive blood from type A or type O but cannot receive blood from AB or B.

   My blood type is A negative.

7. (chemistry) Mass number.
8. (logic) A universal affirmative suggestion.
9. (historical) Abbreviation of adulterer, adulteress, used as a human brand.
   • 1966 July 30, Ralph McGill, “Today's students aim for humanistic values”, in Latrobe Bulletin, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, page 6:

     Hester Prynne, the historical character in The Scarlet Letter, was exposed and convicted by neighborhood gossip. [...] Gossip continues to brand some young ladies in small towns with this symbolic letter, but in our larger cities one rarely sees young ladies branded with an "A".

10. Allele dominant.
11. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of A.M. (“ante meridiem”) or AM

Derived terms

Rank or size

• A1
• AA
• double A
• AAA
• triple A
• A cup
• A game, A-game
• A level
• A list
• A team
• grade A

Letter grade

• straight A's
• A minus
• A plus

(music) tone three fifths above C

• A-flat
• A major
• A-minor
• A-sharp
• concert A

Blood type

• A positive
• A negative
• AB

Noun

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) An assist.
8. (sexuality) Asexual.
9. (UK, chiefly London) Arsehole.
10. (weaponry) Atom.

    A-bomb

Synonyms

• (physics, angstrom): Å

Translations

See A/translations § Noun.

Adjective

A

1. (weaponry) Atom; atomic.

Derived terms

• (weaponry, atom): A-bomb

Further reading

• A in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Acehnese

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ace.

Acheron

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/acz.

Adzera

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/adz.

Afar

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/aa.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɑː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Noun

A (plural A's, diminutive A'tjie)

1. A

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a/, /ɑ/

Letter

A (upper case A, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

Alekano

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gah.

Alemannic German

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gsw.

Aleut

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ale.

Amaimon

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ali.

Amarasi

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/aaz.

Ambrak

Letter

A

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

Anal

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/anm.

Angami

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/njm.

Ankave

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/aak.

Anuki

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/aui.

Araki

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/akr.

Aromanian

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/rup.

Ashéninka Pajonal

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/cjo.

Assiniboine

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/asb.

Atsahuaca

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/atc.

Auhelawa

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kud.

Avokaya

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/avu.

Awara

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/awx.

Azerbaijani

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

Balanta-Kentohe

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ble.

Barai

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/bbb.

Bari

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/bfa.

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/, [a]

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Bavarian

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/bar.

Beja

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/bej.

Bemba

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/bem.

Blagar

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/beu.

Blin

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/byn.

Brahui

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/brh.

Breton

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/br.

Busa

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/bqp.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a]

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) alfabet català; Aa, Bb, Cc, (Çç), Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, (L·Ll·l), Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Central Franconian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (short) /a/, (long) /aː/

Letter

A

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

Usage notes

Doubling of long A

• In the German-based spelling, long a is doubled to aa when the German cognate word has aa as well. Long a may or may not be doubled in the following cases:
  • when it is followed by two or more consonants: Saach, (rarely) Sach;
  • when the German cognate has two vowel letters: glaawe, glawe (German glauben);
  • when the German cognate has a consonant lost or not present in Central Franconian: waade, wade (German warten);
  • when the German cognate has a short vowel: baal, bal (German bald).
• In the Dutch-based spelling, long a is always doubled in closed syllables, always written simple in open syllables.

Chachi

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/cbi.

Chamorro

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ch.

Chechen

Letter

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

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ce.

Cheyenne

Letter

A (upper case)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/chy.

Chinese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēi (ei¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ei
    • Wade–Giles: ei¹
    • Yale: ēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
    • Palladius: эй (ej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

A

1. (slang, neologism) to attack; to assault
2. (slang, neologism) to pursue romantically

See also

• 平A
• 對A／对A

Etymology 2

Initialism of English available.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ei¹
    • Yale: ēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: éi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

A

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

Derived terms

• A0
• A380

Etymology 3

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

Mandarin jiān

From 尖 (jiān, “tip”), because the letter A has an upward tip.

Cantonese jin1

Clipping of 煙士／烟士 (jin¹ si^6-2), from English ace.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiān (jian¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jian
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹
    • Yale: jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
    • Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin¹
    • Yale: yīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn⁵⁵/

Noun

A

1. (card games) ace (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 尖兒 (“ace (playing cards)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	尖兒, 叉, 老叉
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	尖子
	Xuzhou	老幺, 老帽兒, 尖子
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	尖子, 尖, 耶司
	Guiyang	尖, 尖尖, 帽
	Liuzhou	煙洗, 煙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	愛斯
Cantonese	Guangzhou	煙士, 煙
	Hong Kong	煙士, 煙
	Taishan	一士
	Wuzhou	煙
	Yulin	煙
Gan	Nanchang	尖
	Pengze	尖
	Lichuan	尖子
	Pingxiang	尖子, 尖
Hakka	Meixian	煙仔
	Yudu	尖子
Huizhou	Jixi	尖子, 尖心
Jin	Taiyuan	幺尖兒
Southern Min	Xiamen	A
	Shantou	幺, 一
Wu	Shanghai	愛斯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	愛斯
	Suzhou	A, 愛斯

Etymology 4

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēi (ei¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): e

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ê⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹e

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ei
    • Wade–Giles: ei¹
    • Yale: ēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ei
    • Palladius: эй (ej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ei¹
    • Yale: ēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: éi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e
    • Tâi-lô: e
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /e⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ê⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /e⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹e
    • MiniDict: e^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹e
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /e⁵³/

Letter

A

1. The first letter of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ā (a¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ā
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: a
    • Wade–Giles: a¹
    • Yale: ā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: a
    • Palladius: а (a)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵/

Letter

A

1. The first letter used in Pinyin.

Usage notes

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

Chiwere

Letter

A (upper case)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/iow.

Choctaw

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/cho.

Ch'orti'

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/caa.

Cofán

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/con.

Comanche

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/com.

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/co.

Crimean Tatar

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/crh.

Cypriot Arabic

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/acy.

Czech

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/cs.

Dagbani

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/dag.

Danish

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Copenhagen):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) bogstav; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• a

Noun

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

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

Inflection

Declension of A

gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	A	A'et	A'er	A'erne
genitive	A's	A'ets	A'ers	A'ernes

Dinka

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/din.

Domari

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/rmt.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Duun

Letter

A

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

Further reading

• Duungooma ABC (alphabet duun), page 2

Egyptian

Romanization

A

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣ.

Elfdalian

Alternative forms

• ᛅ, ᚷ (Dalecarlian runes)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ovd.

Esan

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ish.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) litero; Aa, Bb, Cc, Ĉĉ, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ĝĝ, Hh, Ĥĥ, Ii, Jj, Ĵĵ, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Ŝŝ, Tt, Uu, Ŭŭ, Vv, Zz

Estonian

Pronunciation

• (letter name, aa): IPA^(key): /ˈɑː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɑ/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

Ewe

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ee.

Faroese

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) bókstavur; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, Yy, Ýý, Ææ, Øø

Fe'fe'

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/fmp.

Fijian

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/fj.

Finnish

Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and A for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• Audio; “aa, auto, aamu, ananas, aa”:

  (file)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

Derived terms

compounds

• A-oikeudet
• A-pilari
• A-pylväs

 

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

Noun

A

1. Abbreviation of approbatur.
2. Alternative letter-case form of a (“A (musical note)”)

Symbol

A

1. (linguistics) Either the vowel a /ɑ/ or ä /æ/, depending on vowel harmony.

Usage notes

Used in linguistic descriptions in Finnish. For example, a Finnish grammar could use -mA to refer to the suffix -ma (in e.g. osuma) or -mä (in e.g. elämä).

Fon

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/fon.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

Derived terms

• bombe A
• prouver par A plus B, prouver par A + B

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/fr.

Friulian

Letter

A (upper, lower a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/fur.

Fula

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

Ga

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gaa.

Gagauz

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gag.

Galician

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, X x, Z z

Gallo-Italic of Sicily

Letter

A

1. The first letter of the Gallo-Italic of Sicily alphabet, written in the Latin script.

German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aː

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/de.

Noun

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

1. A

   Von A bis Z. ― From A to Z.

   Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen. ― One who says A must also say B.

Declension

Declension of A [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	A	die	A, As
genitive	eines	des	A, As	der	A, As
dative	einem	dem	A	den	A, As
accusative	ein	das	A	die	A, As

Related terms

• das A und O
• von A bis Z
• von A nach B
• wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen

 

Etymology 2

Noun

A

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

References

• “a, Buchstabe, Ton” in Duden online
• “a, a Moll, Ar” in Duden online
• “A” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gilbertese

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gil.

Gimi (Goroka)

Letter

A

1. The first letter of the Gimi (Goroka) alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gim.

Greenlandic

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kl.

Haida

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/hai.

Haitian Creole

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ht.

Halkomelem

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/hur.

Hausa

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ha.

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• (letter name) ʻā

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaː/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /a/, [ə]

Letter

A

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā), E e (Ē ē), I i (Ī ī), O o (Ō ō), U u (Ū ū), H h, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, W w, ʻ

Etymology 2

Noun

A

1. Abbreviation of ʻākau (“north”).

References

• A₂ in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

Derived terms

• A-dúr
• A-vitamin

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/hu.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/
• Rhymes: -aː

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/hrx.

Hupa

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/hup.

Icelandic

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

Noun

A n

1. Abbreviation of austur (“east”).

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/is.

Ido

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Igbo

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ig.

Inari Sami

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/smn.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/id.

Ingrian

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/izh.

Interlingua

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ia.

Inupiaq

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ik.

Irish

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
• (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ

Italian

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈa/^*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: À
  • Homophone: a
• (phonemic realization) IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
• Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Jarai

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/jra.

Juǀ'hoan

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ktz.

Kabyle

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kab.

Kaingang

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kgp.

Kakabai

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kqf.

Kalo Finnish Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/rmf.

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog A. Pronunciation is influenced by English A.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

1. The first letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called ey and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[2] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Kanuri

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kr.

Karakalpak

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kaa.

Karelian

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/krl.

Kari'na

Letter

A

1. A letter of the Kari'na alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/car.

Kashaya

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kju.

Kashubian

Etymology

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

Kawésqar

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/alc.

Khakas

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kjh.

Kikuyu

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ki.

Kobon

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kpw.

Krio

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kri.

Kwak'wala

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kwk.

Lakota

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/lkt.

Latgalian

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ltg.

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aː/, [äː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a/, [äː]

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

Usage notes

• In compound words, long ā remains unchanged: lābor, dēlābor; āctus, perāctus. In an internal syllable, short ă is changed by vowel reduction into short ĭ in open syllables and before /ng/, or short ĕ in closed ones and before /r/ and /l/: faciō, perficiō, perfectus; tangō, contingō; parō, imperō. It remains unchanged in cases in which the word was coined later on or levelled through analogy: amō, adamō; patiēns, impatiēns; tractō, dētrectō, later dētractō.

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: A

See also

• littera

References

• A in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

and in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

A

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latvian letters) latviešu burti; Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

Lingala

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ln.

Lithuanian

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/lt.

Livonian

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/liv.

Lou

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/loj.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/dsb.

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/lb.

Etymology 2

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). The phonetic development in Luxembourgish is regular: Old High German -ou- becomes -ā-; intervocalic -g- is lost; word-final short vowels are apocopated.

Noun

A n (plural Aen)

1. eye

   Ech hunn eppes am A.

   I have something in my eye.

Etymology 3

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

Noun

A f (plural Aen)

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

Malagasy

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/mg.

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Maltese

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/mt.

Mampruli

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/maw.

Mankanya

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/knf.

Manx

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gv.

Maori

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/mi.

Mapudungun

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/arn.

Marba

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/mpg.

Marshallese

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/mh.

Maskelynes

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/klv.

Massachusett

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/wam.

Mayoyao Ifugao

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ifu.

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/nhx.

Mohawk

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/moh.

Moore

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/mos.

Muinane

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/bmr.

Muong

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/mtq.

Nauruan

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/na.

Navajo

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/nv.

Nisga'a

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ncg.

Noon

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/snf.

Nootka

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/nuk.

Northern Kurdish

Letter

A (lowercase a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kmr.

Northern Sami

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/se.

Norwegian Bokmål

The letter A from the Norwegian alphabet.

Etymology

From Latin A, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 representing the head of an ox.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɑː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /a/, /ɑː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: A
• Homophones: a, à, A-, a-, ah

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå

Noun

A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-er, definite plural A-ene)

1. the letter A
2. (horology) symbol for avance
3. (physics) symbol for ampere
4. (physics) symbol for massetall (“nucleon number”)

Anagrams

• a, A-, a-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/nn.

Noun

A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-ar, definite plural A-ane)

1. letter A

Nuer

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/nus.

Nupe

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/nup.

Occitan

Letter

A (lowercase a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/oc.

Okanagan

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/oka.

O'odham

Letter

A

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

See also

• (Alvarez Spelling) See Template:list:Latin script letters/ood.

Paraguayan Guaraní

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/gug.

Plautdietsch

Letter

A

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

Usage notes

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/pdt.

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/pl.

Portuguese

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun

A m (plural As)

1. Alternative form of á

Q'eqchi

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kek.

Rohingya

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/rhg.

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/rom.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Ăă, Ââ, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Îî, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Șș, Tt, Țț, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Ronga

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/rng.

Rotokas

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/roo.

Rotuman

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/rtm.

Saafi-Saafi

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sav.

Saanich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e/

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/str.

Samoan

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sm.

Samogitian

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sgs.

Sango

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sg.

Scots

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː/, /ɔː/
• (Northern Scots, Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /aː/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Ȝ ȝ

Etymology 2

From Middle English a, an unstressed form of I, itself a reduced form of ik, ic, from Old English ic, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Alternative forms

• A', Aa, Ah, Aw

Pronunciation

• (stressed) IPA^(key): /ɑː/, /ɑɪ/
  • (Dundee) IPA^(key): /ɛː/ (sometimes spelled Eh)
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /ə/

Pronoun

A

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

See also

Scots personal pronouns

			personal pronoun			possessive pronoun	possessive determiner
			subjective	objective	reflexive
first person	singular		A, I, Ik	me	mysel	mine, mines	mine, my
	plural		we	us, we	oorsel, oorsels	oors	our
second person	singular	standard (formal)	ye you, yow	ye you, yow	yersel yoursel	yers yours	yer your
		Insular (informal)	thoo	thee	thysel, theesel	thines	thy, thee, thees
	plural		ye, yese you, youse	ye, yese you, youse theer	yesels yoursels	yers yours	yer your
third person	singular	masculine	he, e	him, im	himsel, hissel	his, is	his, is
		feminine	scho, she, shu	her, er	hersel	hers	her, er
		neuter	it hit	it hit	itsel hitsel	its hits	its hits
		genderless, nonspecific (formal)	ane	ane	–	–	ane's
	plural		thay	thaim	thaimsel, thaimsels	thairs	thair

References

• “A, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 20 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
• “A, pers. pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 20 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Scottish Gaelic

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

1. The first letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is followed by b. Its traditional name is ailm (“elm”).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (À à), B b (Bh bh), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh), E e (È è), F f (Fh fh), G g (Gh gh), H h, I i (Ì ì), L l, M m (Mh mh), N n, O o (Ò ò), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th), U u (Ù ù)
• (diacritics) ◌̀
• (obsolete vowels) Á á É é Ó ó

Serbo-Croatian

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sh.

Serer

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/srr.

Seri

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sei.

References

• Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 37.

Shilluk

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/shk.

Shona

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sn.

Silesian

Etymology

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, àã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɑ/

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sms.

Slovak

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Further reading

• “A”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Gay's Latin alphabet A, from Czech alphabet A, from the Etruscan letter 𐌀 (a), from the Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓃾.

Pronunciation

• (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

A (upper case, lower case a)

1. The first letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The first letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
3. The first letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

Noun

Ā m inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter A / a.

Inflection

• Overall more common

The diacritics 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
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Ā	Ā-ja	Ā-ji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Ā-ja	Ā-jev	Ā-jev
dative (dajȃlnik)	Ā-ju	Ā-jema	Ā-jem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Ā	Ā-ja	Ā-je
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Ā-ju	Ā-jih	Ā-jih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Ā-jem	Ā-jema	Ā-ji

• More common when with a definite adjective

Masculine inan., no endings
nom. sing.	Ā
gen. sing.	Ā
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Ā	Ā	Ā
accusative	Ā	Ā	Ā
genitive	Ā	Ā	Ā
dative	Ā	Ā	Ā
locative	Ā	Ā	Ā
instrumental	Ā	Ā	Ā

Derived terms

• Á
• Ä
• ena A
• od A do B
• od A do Ž

 

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
• Ä
• Á

Further reading

• “A”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Somali

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

Usage notes

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/so.

Southern Sami

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sma.

Spanish

Etymology 1

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/es.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of alfil.

Noun

A m (uncountable)

1. (chess) bishop
   • 1997, Anatoly Karpov, EL AJEDREZ. Aprender y progresar, page 24:

     19. Ac4xd5, Ab7xd5

     19. Bc4xd5, Bb7xd5

   • 1998, Benito López Esnaola, Ajedrez a la ciega, page 87:

     Tae1, Ae6

     Rae1, Be6

   • 2006, Antonio Lopez Manzano, Joan Segura Vila, “Los Errores en la Apertura. Las celadas.”, in Iniciación al ajedrez, volume 59, page 79:

     Veamos un ejemplo: 1. e4, e5; 2. Cf3, Cc6; 3. Ac4, Cd4?

     Let's look at an example: 1. e4, e5; 2. Nf3, Nc6; 3. Bc4, Nd4?

Squamish

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/squ.

Swedish

Letter

A (name a, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/sv.

Symbol

A

1. (SAB) books and libraries

   Meronyms: Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Ae, Af

2. (zoning, dated) allmänt ändamål (“public purpose”); all operations with a public body as principal

   Holonym: detaljplan

Adjective

A

1. indication of being of a higher rank, successful

   Antonym: B

Derived terms

• A-aktie (“class A share”)
• A-lag (“A team”)

Noun

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish A. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English A.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜀ (a).
• Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish A.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔)

1. The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called ey and written in the Latin script.

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a, Baybayin spelling ᜀ)

1. The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called a and written in the Latin script.
2. (historical) The first letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called a and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Etymology 2

Possibly short for ama (ni).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔa/ [ʔɐ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: A

Noun

A (Baybayin spelling ᜀ) (obsolete)

1. father of

   Synonym: Pan

   A Miguel ― Father of Miguel.

Further reading

• “A”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[3] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[4], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 458: “Padre) A) vſa le poco y cõ algunos nõbres, vt. a Maria, padre đ Maria, ada Lamba, padre đ Lamba”

Tahitian

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ty.

Tatar

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

1. the 1st letter of Jaꞑalif

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/tt.

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˦˥]

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/tyz.

Tetum

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/tet.

Tigon Mbembe

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/nza.

Tlingit

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/tli.

Tongan

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/to.

Tonkawa

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/tqw.

Tuareg

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/tmh.

Tundra Nenets

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/yrk.

Turkish

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) harf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

Turkmen

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/tk.

Tyap

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/kcg.

Ubykh

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/uby.

Udihe

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ude.

Upper Sorbian

Letter

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

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/hsb.

Uzbek

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/uz.

Venda

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ve.

Veps

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/vep.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧]

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

Interjection

A!

1. hah!

Vilamovian

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/wym.

Volapük

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/vo.

Võro

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/vro.

Votic

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/vot.

Wakhi

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/wbl.

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/wa.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

1. The first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script. It is followed by B.

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/cy.

Mutation

• A cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word afal (“apple”):

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afal	unchanged	unchanged	hafal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

West Frisian

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/fy.

Winnebago

Letter

A (lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/win.

Xârâcùù

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ/

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/ane.

Xhosa

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/xh.

Yámana

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/yag.

Yele

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/yle.

Yoruba

Pronunciation

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

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/yo.

Zarma

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/dje.

Zazaki

Letter

A

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/zza.

Zulu

Letter

A (upper case, lower case a)

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

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/zu.