A en · NUM · 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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(number, uppercase) The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
Item A is "foods", item B is "drinks".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| As | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| a | lowercase | lexicographic | |
| A's | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| · | alternative | lexicographic |