User:Thadh/a

a U+0061, a LATIN SMALL LETTER A ← ` Basic Latin b →

ᵃ U+1D43, ᵃ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL A ← ᵂ Phonetic Extensions ᵄ →

Modification of capital A.

• (letter, most languages): IPA^(key): /ɑː/, /a/ Big Nambas

• IPA:

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a (upper case A)

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

   (superscript) See ª.

a

1. (IPA, phonetics) an open front or central unrounded vowel.
2. (IPA, superscript ⟨ᵃ⟩) -coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo .
3. (international standards) transliterates Indic अ (or equivalent).

• (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

• For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "a".

• a on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• open front unrounded vowel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Abbreviation of atto-, from Danish atten (“eighteen”).

a

1. atto-, prefix for 10^-18 in the International System of Units.

From Latin annum or annus.

a

1. Year as a unit of time, specifically a Julian year or 365.25 days.

Abbreviation of are, from French are.

a

1. An are, a unit of area one hundredth of a hectare; ares.

Abbreviation of English acceleration.

a

1. (physics) acceleration

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from annuity?”)

a

1. (actuarial notation) Annuity; (specifically) annuity-immediate.

   a_x:n̅| ― n-year annuity-immediate to a person currently age x

   a_x ― life annuity-immediate to a person currently age x

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Other representations of A:

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions of A, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase A in Fraktur
• 
  Approximate form of Greek uppercase Α (a, “alpha”), the source of both common variants of a A in uncial script

From Middle English a, an, from Old English ān (“one; a; lone; sole”). More at one. The "n" was gradually lost before consonants in almost all dialects by the 15th century. Cognate with Alemannic German a (“a, an”), East Franconian a (“a, an”).

• (stressed) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /ə/

• Audio (US, stressed form):

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• Audio (US, unstressed form):

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• Rhymes: -eɪ, -ə
• Homophone: her (non-rhotic, unstressed)

a (indefinite)

1. One; any indefinite example of. ^[1]

   There was a man here looking for you yesterday.

   • 1992, Rudolf M Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:

     With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]

   • 2005, Emily Kingsley (lyricist), Kevin Clash (voice actor), “A Cookie is a Sometime Food”, Sesame Street, season 36, Sesame Workshop:

     Hoots the Owl: Yes a, fruit, is a , any, time, food!

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     Anna, do you have a pen? — Yes. I have a pen in my bag. I have a (stressed) …

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2. One; used before score, dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc.

   I've seen it happen a hundred times.

3. Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little (for an uncountable noun), etc.

   They asked me a few questions.

4. Used in some adverbial phrases denoting degree or extent, such as a little, a bit, a lot, etc.

   The door was opened a little.

5. The same; one and the same. Used in phrases such as of a kind, birds of a feather, etc.

   We are of a mind on matters of morals.

   They're two of a kind.

6. Any; every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope.^[2]

   A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.

7. Any; used with a negative to indicate not a single one.^[3]

   It was so dark that we couldn't see a thing.

   He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?

8. Used before an adjective that modifies a noun (singular or plural) delimited by a numeral.

   a staggering three million dollars

   The holidays are a mere one week away.

9. One; someone named; used before a person's name, suggesting that the speaker knows little about the person other than the name.^[4]

   We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.

10. Used before an adjective modifying a person's name.
    • 2018, “Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure”, in Associated Press:

      "I will continue my campaign to fight for the rights of all Rwandans," a surprised but happy Rwigara told reporters after celebrating.

11. Someone or something like; similar to;^[3] Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.

    The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.

    The man is a regular Romeo.

• In standard English, the article a is used before consonant sounds, while an is used before vowel sounds; for more, see the usage notes about an.

• a few
• a great many

• an

• From Middle English a, o, from Old English a-, an, on.
• Unstressed form of on.

• IPA^(key): /ə/
• Rhymes: -ə

a

1. To do with separation; In, into. ^[1]

   Torn a pieces.

2. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase.^[1]

   I brush my teeth twice a day.

   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :

     A Sundays

   • 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America‎, archived from the original on 7 February 2019:

     Patent requests for machine learning activities grew on average by 28 percent a year between 2013 and 2016, the study found.

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3. To do with status; In. ^[1]
   • King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)

     To set the people a worke.

4. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. ^[1]

   Stand a tiptoe.

5. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. ^[1]
   • 1964, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “The Times They Are a-Changin'”:

     The times, they are a-changin'.

6. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. ^[1]
   • c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :

     It was a doing.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Hebrews 11:21:

     Jacob, when he was a dying

7. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into. ^[1]
8. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with. ^[1]
   • c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo, edited by Tho Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. , London: I B for Nicholas Vavasour, , published 1633, →OCLC, (please specify the page):

     Stands here a purpose.

9. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In. ^[1]

   A God’s name.

• (position, direction): Can also be attached without a hyphen, as aback, ahorse, afoot. See a-
• (separation): Can also be attached without hyphen, as asunder. See a-
• (status): Can also be attached without hyphen, as afloat, awake. See a-.
• (process): Can also be attached with or without hyphen, as a-changing

• on
• a-

From Middle English a, ha contraction of have, or haven.

• 'a, 'a', ha, ha'

• IPA^(key): /ə/
• Rhymes: -ə

a

2. (archaic or slang) Have.

   I'd a come, if you'd a asked.

   • 1884, Robert Holland, M.R.A.C., A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester, volume Part I--A to F., London: English Dialect Society, page 1:

     Oi'd a gen im a clout, if oi'd been theer.

   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     So would I a done by yonder ſunne
     ?And thou hadſt not come to my bed.

• Now often attached to preceding auxiliary verb. See -a.

• coulda
• shoulda
• woulda

From Middle English a, a reduced form of he (“he”)/ha (“he”), heo (“she”)/ha (“she”), ha (“it”), and hie, hie (“they”).

• 'a

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə/
• (it): (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə/, /ɑ/
• Rhymes: -ə, -ɑ

a

1. (obsolete outside England and Scotland dialects) He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative.^[4]
   • 1855, Kingsley, W. Ho!, page 120 (edition of 1889):

     He've a got a great venture on hand, but what a be he tell'th no man.

   • 1864, Tennyson, N. Farmer, Old Style, st. 2:

     Doctors, they knaws nowt, fur a says what's nawways true.

   1. (obsolete outside England and Scotland dialects) He, the third-person singular nominative.
      • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :

        a’ brushes his hat o’ mornings.

      • 1795, Peter Pindar, The Royal Visit to Exeter, a Political Epistle: by John Ploughshare ... published by Peter Pindar, Esq, page 5:

        Well! in a come [in he came]—KING GEORGE to town, / With doust and zweat az netmeg brown, / The hosses all in smoke;

      • 1860, Kite, Sng. Sol., ii, 16:

        A do veed amang th' lilies.

      • 1864, Tennyson, N. Farmer, Old Style, st. 7, version of 1917, Raymond Macdonald Alden, Alfred Tennyson, how to Know Him, page 226:

        "The amoighty's a taakin' o' you to 'issén, my friend," a said,

   2. (obsolete outside England and Scotland dialects) She, the third-person singular nominative.
      • 1790, Grose, MS. add. (M.):

        A wanted me to go with her.

      • 1876, Bound, Prov.:

        Did a do it!

      • 1883, Hardy, Tover, page 124 (edition of 1895):

        A's getting wambling on her pins .

From Middle English of, with apocope of the final f and vowel reduction.

• o', o (preposition)

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ə/

a

2. (archaic or slang) Of.

   The name of John a Gaunt.

   • c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :

     What time a day is it?

   • 1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. ”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: Will Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     It’s six a clock.

   • 1931, A. P. Carter, "When I'm Gone":

     Two bottles 'a whiskey for the way

   • 2006, Noire , Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 152:

     Isis rode my mug like she was on a ten-inch dick, and as soon as she nutted I tossed her ass off a me and flipped her on her back, then fucked the shit outta her cause it was payback time.

• Often attached without a hyphen to preceding word.

From Northern Middle English aw, alteration of all.

• a'

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ

a (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Scotland) All.

a (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Scotland) All.

Symbols

a

1. Distance from leading edge to aerodynamic center.
2. specific absorption coefficient
3. specific rotation
4. allele (recessive)

a

1. (crosswords) across

   Do you have the answer for 23a?

2. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am

a

1. Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”)
   • 2001, Louis F. Newcomb, Car Salesman: A Legacy, iUniverse (→ISBN), page 91:

     “I show a you right a here I can fuck a you.” “Is she crazy?” I asked Wyman.

a

1. ah; er (sound of hesitation)
   • 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair , London: Bradbury and Evans , published 1848, →OCLC:

     "We will resume yesterday's discourse, young ladies," said he, "and you shall each read a page by turns; so that Miss a—Miss Short may have an opportunity of hearing you"; and the poor girls began to spell a long dismal sermon delivered at Bethesda Chapel, Liverpool, on behalf of the mission for the Chickasaw Indians.

Abbreviations.

1. (stenoscript) the word a.m.
2. (stenoscript) the prefix ad-.

Additional quotations for any terms on this page may be found at Citations:a.

• Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Thadh/a”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
• Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN)
• “a” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.
• “a, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023.

• “Thadh/a”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Thadh/a”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. house

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌ/

á

1. this, these (masculine)

See Template:aa-demonstrative determiners.

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “a”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

• According to Orel, the particle and conjunction are etymologically identical. From Proto-Albanian *a and cognate to Ancient Greek ἦ (ê, “indeed”).^[1]

• From Proto-Albanian *(h)au, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eu- (“that”). Cognate to Ancient Greek αὖ (aû, “on the other hand, again”). A proclitic disjunctive particle, used with one or more parts of the sentence.

• ha (archaic, Buzuku)^[2]

• IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. or
2. there

From Proto-Albanian *(h)an, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en (“there”). Cognate with Latin an (“yes, perhaps”). Interrogative particle, usually used proclitically in simple sentences.

• IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. probably, perhaps
2. whether

• “Thadh/a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
• “Thadh/a”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

• IPA^(key): /ãː/

a

1. tree

a

1. (transitive, Mpakwithi) to pull

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 184

From Latin illa.

a f sg

1. the

   a luenga aragonesa ― the Aragonese language

From Latin ad.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdad/a/ invalid IPA characters (/), invalid IPA characters (/)

a

1. to, towards

• al

a

1. the (definite article).

a

1. ah (expression of surprise)
2. eh (expression of reluctance)

a

1. they, them (plural)
2. he, she, they (singular)

• (they): u

Cognate with German ein, eine, Yiddish אַ (a), אַן (an).

• IPA^(key): /ɐ/

a

1. a

• oa (“one”, determiner)

Unstressed form of ea

• IPA^(key): /ɐ/

a

1. he

Cognate with German auch.

a

1. Alternative form of aa: also, too, as well

a

1. of

• Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 19.

• IPA^(key): /a/
• Rhymes: -a

a

1. in

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

From Proto-Brythonic *o, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó.

• IPA^(key): /a/

a (triggers soft mutation)

1. from (expresses origin)

   tud a Vrest ― people from Brest

2. of (indicates an amount)

   un tamm brav a gig ― a nice piece of meat

3. of (expresses a quality)

   ur plac’h a enor ― a girl of honour

4. after certain adjectives or adverbs expressing quantity

   ur voutailh leun a sistr ― a bottle full of cider

5. after ordinal numbers with a plural noun

   tri a vugale ― three children

6. used in negative sentences with the grammatical object

   nʼem eus ket ken a vutun ― I donʼt have any more tobacco

7. before the infinitive after certain verbs like paouez, mirout, diwall, c'hwitañ

   paouezet eo ar glav a gouezhañ ― it has stopped raining

8. after substantivized adjectives used as nouns

   ur vrav a blacʼh ― a pretty girl

9. combined with a personal pronoun

   gwelet em boa acʼhanout ― I saw you

   an den a gomzan anezhañ ― the man Iʼm talking about

• IPA^(key): /a/

a (triggers soft mutation)

1. preverbal particle used when
   1. the subject precedes the verb

      ar mor a zo glas ― the sea is blue

   2. the object precedes the verb

      an den-se a glevan ― I hear that man

a (triggers soft mutation)

1. (relative) that, which, who (used in 'direct' relative clauses, i.e. where the pronoun refers to the subject or the direct object of an inflected verb)

   an hini a garan ― the one whom I love

a

1. Alternative spelling of I (“1st person singular subject personal pronoun”)

From Latin ad.

• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ə/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. in, at; indicating a particular time or place

   Sóc a Barcelona.

   I am in Barcelona.

2. to; indicating movement towards a particular place

   Vaig a Barcelona.

   I'm going to Barcelona.

3. to; indicating a target or indirect object

   Escric una carta a la meva àvia.

   I'm writing my grandmother a letter.

4. per
5. by

   dia a dia.

   day by day.

• When the preposition a is followed by a masculine definite article, el or els, it is contracted with it to the forms al and als respectively. If el would be elided to the form l’ because it is before a word beginning with a vowel, the elision to a l’ takes precedence over contracting to al.

The same occurs with the salat article es, to form as except where es would be elided to s’.

• al
• als
• as
• cap a
• per a

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

a

1. or

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, pages 3, 110

• IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. open mouth
2. smell, taste

• Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

a

1. yes

• IPA^(key): /ɑ/

a

1. he
2. she
3. it

a

1. he is
2. she is
3. it is

• an (Sette Comuni)

From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic *ain.

a (oblique masculine an)

1. (Luserna) a, an

   Maria iz a lavròunaren. ― Maria is a Lavaronese.

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

a

1. water

a

1. outside
2. out of view (from the speaker)
3. entering a shallow domain; entering a domain in a shallow or restricted manner

   atyásuuna káasu hece

   The water is pouring into the (shallow) pan.

• u (“inside; within view”)

• Eugene Casad, Ronald Langacker (1985) “'Inside' and 'outside' in Cora grammar”, in International Journal of American Linguistics

Onomatopoeic

• IPA^(key): /aː/

a

1. ah

Compare Welsh a

• IPA^(key): /a/

a (triggers soft mutation)

1. Inserted before the verb when a subject or direct object precedes the verb

From Proto-Brythonic *o, from Proto-Celtic *ɸo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó.

• IPA^(key): /a/

a (triggers soft mutation)

1. of (expressing separation, origin, composition/substance or a quality)
2. of (between a preceding large number and a following plural noun to express quantity)
3. from (indicating provenance)

From the earlier la.

• IPA^(key): /ˈa/
• Homophones: à, hà

a f (masculine u, masculine plural i, feminine plural e)

1. the (feminine)

• Before a vowel, a turns into l'

a f

1. her, it (direct object)

• Before a vowel, a turns into l'

• “Thadh/a” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Inherited from Old Czech a, from Proto-Slavic *a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō.

• IPA^(key):

• Audio:

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a

1. and

• “Thadh/a”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Thadh/a”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Latin ad.

a

1. to
2. at

• à (unofficial but common)

• IPA^(key): /a/,
• Rhymes: -a, -æː

• Audio (Copenhagen):

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a

1. of, of...each, each containing
2. at
3. to, or

• IPA^(key): /æː/,
• Rhymes: -æː

• Audio (Copenhagen):

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a

1. imperative of ae

From Middle Dutch â, from Old Dutch ā, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō.

• aa (especially in names)
• ie

a f (plural a's, diminutive aatje)

2. (archaic) a stream or water

• Aa
• eiland

• Aa (waternaam) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

From Middle Dutch jou, from Old Dutch *jū, a northern (Frisian?) variant of *iu, from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, a West Germanic variant of *izwiz. Doublet of u.

a

1. (Brabant) you

• u
• U

a

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜥ.

From Latin ego (“I”).

• IPA^(key): /ɐ/
• Hyphenation: a

a (personal, nominative case)

1. I
2. we
3. you (plural)

• Becomes aj- before a vowel (proclitic).
• Becomes -ja when acting as an enclitic.

Clipping of aga. Probably influenced by Russian а (a).

a

1. (colloquial, in fast speech) but

a

1. Abbreviation of aasta.
2. Abbreviation of aar.

• Thadh/a in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “Thadh/a”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

From Old Galician-Portuguese á, from Latin illa (“that”).

a f sg (plural as, masculine u or o, masculine plural us or os)

1. Feminine singular definite article; the
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     A grandeda da lengua española é indiscotibli, i sei estudio, utilización defensa debin sel algo consostancial a nos, […]

     The greatness of the Spanish language is unquestionable, and its study, use and defense must be something consubstantial to us,

a

1. Third person singular feminine accusative pronoun; her

From Old Galician-Portuguese a, from Latin ad (“to”).

a

1. to
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     A grandeda da lengua española é indiscotibli, i sei estudio, utilización defensa debin sel algo consostancial a nos, […]

     The greatness of the Spanish language is unquestionable, and its study, use and defense must be something consubstantial to us,

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

German musical notation.

a

1. (music) A (note)

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

Inherited from Latin ad.

a (ORB)

1. to
2. at

• a revêr

• à in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• Thadh/a in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Quebec eye-dialect spelling of elle.

• (CA) IPA^(key): /a/

a f

1. (Quebec, colloquial) alternative form of elle (“she”)

   C’te fille-là, a’a l’air cute.

   That girl, she looks cute.

From Old French a, at from Vulgar Latin *at, from Latin habet.

• (France) IPA^(key): /a/
• (CA) IPA^(key): /a/, /ɔ/
• Homophones: à, as
• Rhymes: -a

a

1. third-person singular present indicative of avoir

   Elle a un chat.

   She has a cat.

• à
• â

• “Thadh/a”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

a

1. you (second person singular subject pronoun; short form)

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
• Used in all conjugations except the affirmative non-accomplished, where the long form is used instead.

• aɗa (second person singular subject pronoun; long form), hiɗa (variant used in the Pular dialect of Futa Jalon)
• aan (emphatic form) (Maasina)
• an (emphatic form) (Pular)
• maaɗa (second person singular possessive pronoun (Adamawa))
• -maa (second person singular dependent pronoun (Adamawa))

From Latin ad (“to, toward”).

IPA^(key): /a̝/

a

1. to, toward; indicating direction of motion
2. introducing an indirect object
3. used to indicate the time of an action
4. (with de) to, until; used to indicate the end of a range

   de cinco a oito ― from five to eight

5. by, on, by means of; expresses a mode of action

   a pé ― on foot

6. for; indicates price or cost

The preposition a regularly forms contractions when it precedes the definite article o, a, os, and as. For example, a o ("to the") contracts to ao or ó, and a a ("to the") contracts to á.

From Old Galician-Portuguese a, from Latin illa, feminine of ille (“that”).

IPA^(key): /a̝/

a f (masculine singular o, feminine plural as, masculine plural os)

1. (definite) the

The definite article o (in all its forms) regularly forms contractions when it follows the prepositions a (“to”), con (“with”), de (“of, from”), and en (“in”). For example, con a (“with the”) contracts to coa, and en a (“in the”) contracts to na.

Also, the definite article presents a second form that could be represented as <-lo/-la/-los/-las>, or either lack any specific representation. Its origin is in the assimilation of the last consonant of words ended in -s or -r, due to sandhi, with the /l/ present in the article in pre-Galician-Portuguese period. So Vou comer o caldo or Vou come-lo caldo are representations of /ˈβowˈkomelo̝ˈkaldo̝/ ("I'm going to have my soup"). This phenomenon, rare in Portuguese, is already documented in 13th century Medieval Galician texts, as the Cantigas de Santa Maria.^[1]

• á
• coa
• da
• na

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

a

1. accusative of ela

Due to sandhi, the accusative form o (in all its forms) regularly changes to -lo after verbal forms ended in ⟨r⟩ or ⟨s⟩, and to -no after verbal forms ended in a semivowel:

• Eu apagueina 'I quenched it' < apaguei‿a
• Ti apagáchela 'You quenched it' < apagaches‿a
• El apagouna 'He quenched it' < apagou‿a
• Nós apagámola 'We quenched it' < apagamos‿a
• Temos de apagala 'We must quench it' < apagar‿a

a

1. Abbreviation of a-Moll.
2. Abbreviation of Ar.

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

• IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. four

a

1. Romanization of 𐌰

a

1. you (singular)

• 2010, Terry Crowley & Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics, fourth edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 142.

Cognates include Fon à.

• IPA^(key): /à/

à

1. you (second-person singular subject pronoun)

IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. the, definite article

This term only follows words that end with an oral (non-nasal) consonant and an oral vowel in that order, and can only modify singular nouns.

• an
• la
• lan
• nan
• yo
• yon

• IPA^(key): /ˈkha.kh/a/ invalid IPA characters (/), invalid IPA characters (/)

a

1. and (used between sentences)
2. until, up to

a

1. of, belonging to

• Used for acquired possessions, while o is used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars).

See az.

• IPA^(key):

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒ

a (definite)

1. the

   a hölgy ― the lady

2. (before some time phrases) this

   a héten ― (during) this week

   a télen ― (in) this winter

Used before words starting with a consonant.

• az (for words starting with a vowel sound)

a (demonstrative)

1. (in reduplicated constructions formed with postpositions) that

   A mellett a ház mellett vártam rá. ― I waited for him/her next to that house.

a (demonstrative)

1. (rare, only in consonant-initial fixed phrases, with zero article) Alternative form of az (“that”).

   Foglalja össze, miről szóltak az a heti beszédek és leckék.^[1] ― Summarize what that week’s sermons and lessons were about.

   November 12-én, az a havi frissítőkedden jelenhet meg. ― It may be released on November 12th, on the Patch Tuesday of that month.

   Kérjük szíves tájékoztatásukat a tekintetben, hogy… (= abban a tekintetben, see az) ― We kindly request your information in that [= the] aspect…

   amondó vagyok, hogy… ― I am of the opinion that…, what/all I can / want to say is that… (literally, “I am that-sayer/-saying…”)

• a in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2021)
• Entries in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ISBN 9630535793
  • definite article; pronoun; determiner
  • speech sound; letter; first element; abbreviation
  • musical note and tone
  • interjection for displeasure, contradiction, surprise, disappointment, or pity and (dialectal) interjection for emphasis

a

1. Apocopic form of ad

• e (“and”)
• o (“or”)

• e (neutral tongue position)

• (high-tone): IPA^(key): /á/
• (low-tone): IPA^(key): /à/

a

1. (indefinite) somebody, one, they, people (an unspecified individual).

   A gwara ya ka ọ bịa.

   He/she was told to come.

• Often gets translated into English with the passive voice.

• IPA^(key): /à/

a

1. this.

• ahụ

From Portuguese a.

• (Sri Lankan Creole) IPA^(key): /a/, /ə/

a

1. to
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3 (overall work in German):

     […] , que da-cá su quião que ta pertencê a êll.

     , to give him his share which belongs to him.

Borrowed from Russian а (a).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈthɑdhɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈthɑdhɑ/,
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑdh, -ɑdhɑ

a

1. and, but
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 17:

     A siä Jaakko, kuhu määt?

     And you Jaakko, where are you going?

   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     keskipäivääl hää [päivyt] on kaikkiin ylemmääl, a siis alkaa laskiissa.

     on midday it is highest, and then it starts to descend.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 1
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 15

• IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. to, at
2. to, for (indicating purpose)

   sala a attender ― waiting room

• a in
• al

• IPA^(key): /a/

a

1. listen, hark
2. oops (used to acknowledge an error)
3. oh (used to express surprise)

• IPA^(key): /ə/

From Old Irish a, from Proto-Celtic *esyo (the final vowel triggering lenition), feminine Proto-Celtic *esyās (the final -s triggering h-prothesis), plural Proto-Celtic *ēsom (the final nasal triggering eclipsis), all from the genitive forms of Proto-Indo-European *éy. Cognate with Welsh ei.

a (triggers lenition)

1. his, its

   a athair agus a mháthair ― his father and mother

   Chaill an t-éan a chleití.

   The bird lost its feathers.

a (triggers h-prothesis)

1. her, its

   a hathair agus a máthair ― her father and mother

   Bhris an mheaig a heiteog.

   The magpie broke its wing.

a (triggers eclipsis)

1. their

   a n-athair agus a máthair ― their father and mother

   a dtithe ― their houses

   a n-ainmneacha ― their names

2. (Connacht) our
3. (Connacht) your (plural)

a (triggers lenition)

1. how (used with an abstract noun)

   A ghéire a labhair sí!

   How sharply she spoke!

   A fheabhas atá sé!

   How good it is!

A reduced form of older do (itself a reanalysis of do used in past tenses, and also present in early modern verbs like do-bheirim (“I give”), do-chím (“I see”)), or from the preverb a- in early modern verbs like a-tú (“I am”), a-deirim (“I say”) in relative clauses.

a (triggers lenition except of d’ and of past autonomous forms)

1. introduces a direct relative clause, takes the independent form of an irregular verb

   an fear a chuireann síol ― the man who sows seed

   an síol a chuireann an fear ― the seed that the man sows

   an síol a cuireadh ― the seed that was sown

   nuair a bhí mé óg ― when I was young

   an cat a d'ól an bainne ― the cat that drank the milk

• Gerald O’Nolan (1920) Studies in Modern Irish‎, volume 1, pages 89, 93–94