a en · NUM · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /eɪ/ (phoneme)
- /ɑː/ (phoneme)
- /æ/ (phoneme)
- /ə/ (phoneme)
Etymology
The letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ).
Meanings
- (lowercase, number) The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ay and written in the Latin script.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| a's | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| as | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| A | uppercase | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
ar ا (first ordering symbol) · cmn 甲 (first ordering symbol) · ja イ (first ordering symbol) · ko 갑 (first ordering symbol) · ja 甲 (first ordering symbol) · ru а (first ordering symbol) · ko 가 (first ordering symbol) · es a (first ordering symbol) · de a (first ordering symbol) · fr a (first ordering symbol) · vi a (first ordering symbol) · ja あ (first ordering symbol) · ja ア (first ordering symbol)