A en · SYM · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /eː/ (South-Asia)
- (US) audio
- /eɪ̯/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /æɪ/ (Australia)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(letter, uppercase) The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Apple starts with A.
Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| · | alternative | lexicographic | |
| A's | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| a | lowercase | lexicographic | |
| As | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Mode A · Série A · Exhibit A · Generation A · A final · A number · List A · diptoindonesin A · triple-A · A-B powering · ciclosporin A · A number 1 · A-League · A-site · A-B power · cluster A personality disorder · absey · A formation · A-RNA · A-line · Area A · P-A · A-DNA · Pre-Pottery Neolithic A · antihemophilic factor A · A-back · A-tier · double-A · A-Log · A-road · A road · A factor
Relateds
t · P · k · X · E · F · A to Z · Y · G · S · i · O · A · V · l · r · c · x · M · n · H · z · B · y · h · u · f · L · W · j · g · A wave · A-frame · I · C · ABC · letter · d · p · T · U · m · R · K · v · a · s · e · A.B.C. · w · D · b · J · Q · Z · N · o · q