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Scots
Etymology
Cognate with English and all.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈnɑː/, /əˈnɒː/, /əˈnɔː/
Adverb
an a' (not comparable)
- and all; as well, along with everything/everyone else
- Hae ye been there an a'? ― Have you been there as well?
2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink, published 2018, page 12:He puts everyhin he's goat intae beatin me, tae be fair tae him, but he's swept aside anaw.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- and all (including everything); et cetera
- and all (adding emphasis)