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English

Pronoun

'a

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of a (pronoun)
  2. (archaic) Alternative form of a (verb)

French

Article

’a f sg

  1. (Quebec, informal) Contraction of la.

Guaraní

Pronunciation

Noun

'a

  1. fall
  2. fruit
  3. egg

Verb

'a (intransitive, irregular)

  1. to fall
  2. to be born
  3. to fructify
  4. to like someone

Conjugation

    Conjugation of 'a
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
active
indicative che ha'a nde re'a ha'e ho'a ñande ja'a ore ro'a peẽ pe'a ha'ekuéra ho'a/ho'a hikuái
hortative ta'a che tere'a nde to'a ha'e taja'a ñande taro'a ore tape'a peẽ to'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - he'a - - - pe'a -
passive
indicative che aje'a nde reje'a ha'e oje'a ñande jaje'a ore roje'a peẽ peje'a ha'ekuéra oje'a/oje'a hikuái
hortative taje'a che tereje'a nde toje'a ha'e tajaje'a ñande taroje'a ore tapeje'a peẽ toje'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eje'a - - - peje'a -
reciprocal
indicative - - - ñande jajo'a ore rojo'a peẽ pejo'a ha'ekuéra hojo'a/hojo'a hikuái
hortative - - - tajajo'a ñande tarojo'a ore tapejo'a peẽ tojo'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - - - - - pejo'a -
coactive
indicative che hambo'a nde rembo'a ha'e hombo'a ñande ñambo'a ore rombo'a peẽ pembo'a ha'ekuéra hombo'a/hombo'a hikuái
hortative tambo'a che terembo'a nde tombo'a ha'e tañambo'a ñande tarombo'a ore tapembo'a peẽ tombo'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - hembo'a - - - pembo'a -
objective
indicative che haro'a/haguero'a nde rero'a/reguero'a ha'e horo'a/hoguero'a ñande jaro'a/jaguero'a ore roro'a/roguero'a peẽ pero'a/peguero'a ha'ekuéra horo'a/hoguero'a//horo'a/hoguero'a hikuái
hortative taro'a/taguero'a che terero'a/tereguero'a nde toro'a/toguero'a ha'e tajaro'a/tajaguero'a ñande taroro'a/taroguero'a ore tapero'a/tapeguero'a peẽ toro'a/toguero'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - hero'a/heguero'a - - - pero'a/peguero'a -
subsuntive¹
indicative che haporo'a/hamba'e'a nde reporo'a/remba'e'a ha'e hoporo'a/homba'e'a ñande japoro'a/ñamba'e'a ore roporo'a/romba'e'a peẽ peporo'a/pemba'e'a ha'ekuéra hoporo'a/homba'e'a//hoporo'a/homba'e'a hikuái
hortative taporo'a/tamba'e'a che tereporo'a/teremba'e'a nde toporo'a/tomba'e'a ha'e tajaporo'a/tañamba'e'a ñande taroporo'a/taromba'e'a ore tapeporo'a/tapemba'e'a peẽ toporo'a/tomba'e'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - heporo'a/hemba'e'a - - - peporo'a/pemba'e'a -
¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

'a

  1. fruit
  2. hair

Possessed forms

    Possessed forms of 'a
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
xe'a nde'a hi'a nhande'a ore'a pende'a hi'a

Verb

'a

  1. to fall, to tumble
  2. to get caught (e.g. in a trap)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of 'a
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
xee ha'a ndee ere'a ha'e ho'a nhande ja'a ore oro'a peẽ pe'a ha'e ho'a

Neapolitan

Etymology 1

From Old Neapolitan la.

Article

'a f (definite)

  1. the

Pronoun

'a f

  1. her (accusative)
Coordinate terms
Number Person Nominative Accusative Dative Reflexive Possessive Prepositional
singular first-person io (i') me mìo, mìa, mieje, meje me, méne
second-person, familiar tu te tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje te, téne
second-person, formal vuje ve vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsso 'o, 'u (lo, lu) 'i, 'e (li, le) se sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje ìsso
third-person, feminine éssa 'a (la) 'e (le) éssa
plural first-person nuje ce nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste nuje
second-person, plural vuje ve vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsse 'i, 'e (li, le) llòro se llòro (invariable) llòro
third-person, feminine llòro 'e (le)

Etymology 2

From Old Neapolitan da, from Latin de ab.

Alternative forms

Preposition

'a

  1. from
  2. by (indicating the actor in a passive voice)
  3. to (something that has to be done)

See also

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: 'a

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa (“fruit, head”), from Proto-Tupian *ʔa (“fruit, head”).

Cognate wirh Sateré-Mawé 'a and Guaraní 'a.

Noun

'a (possessable)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) head (part of the body)
    Synonym: akanga
  2. glans penis
    Synonym: 'ayîá
  3. fruit
    Synonym: 'ybá
  4. (vocative, in reverence) dude; bro term of address for a man
  5. (vocative, in reverence) companion; comrade; term of address for a friend
  6. (vocative, in reverence) sir; term of address for an old man
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

'a (first-person singular active indicative a'a, first-person singular negative active indicative na'aî, noun 'ara) (intransitive)

  1. (São Vicente) Alternative form of 'ar

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
  2. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  3. ^ Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues (2007) “As consoantes do proto-tupí”, in Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, editors, Línguas e culturas tupí‎, 1 edition, volume 1, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204

Further reading

Tahitian

Particle

'a

  1. marks the imperative when inserted before the verb

Tarantino

Article

'a f sg (plural le)

  1. the
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