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See also: A, ᴀ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

a U+0061, a
LATIN SMALL LETTER A
← `
[U+0060] 		Basic Latin b →
[U+0062]
Character variations

ᵃ U+1D43, ᵃ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL A
← ᵂ
[U+1D42] 		Phonetic Extensions ᵄ →
[U+1D44]
ａ U+FF41, ａ
FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER A
← ｀
[U+FF40] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｂ →
[U+FF42]
Some typefaces have a single-story form of a. This has a dedicated Unicode character ⟨ɑ⟩ for IPA use.
Languages (180)
Translingual • English
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Translingual

Etymology 1

Approximate form of Greek upper case Α (a, “alpha”) that was the source for both common variants of a Modification of capital A.

Pronunciation

  • Pronunciation of IPA [aː]:(file)

Letter

a (upper case A)

  1. The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
    (superscript) See ª.

Symbol

a

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

See also

Further reading

Etymology 2

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

Symbol

a

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

Etymology 3

From Latin annum or annus.

Symbol

a

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

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of are, from French are.

Symbol

a

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

Etymology 5

Abbreviation of English acceleration.

Symbol

a

  1. (physics) acceleration

Etymology 6

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

Symbol

a

  1. (actuarial notation) Annuity; (specifically) annuity-immediate.
    ax:n̅| ― n-year annuity-immediate to a person currently age x
    ax ― life annuity-immediate to a person currently age x

Other representations of A:

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

English

Abau

Afar

Albanian

Ama

Anguthimri

Aragonese

Asturian

Azerbaijani

Bambara

Basque

Bavarian

Belizean Creole

Big Nambas

Breton

Cameroon Pidgin

Catalan

Central Mazahua

Chayuco Mixtec

Chibcha

Choctaw

Chuukese

Cimbrian

Coatepec Nahuatl

Cora

Cornish

Corsican

Czech

Dakota

Dalmatian

Danish

Dutch

Egyptian

Emilian

Esperanto

Estonian

Fala

Faroese

Finnish

Franco-Provençal

French

Fula

Galician

German

Gilbertese

Gothic

Grass Koiari

Gun

Haitian Creole

Hawaiian

Hokkien

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Igbo

Indo-Portuguese

Indonesian

Ingrian

Interlingua

Inupiaq

Irish

Istriot

Italian

Jamaican Creole

Japanese

Jersey Dutch

Kabuverdianu

Kabyle

Kalasha

Kankanaey

Kapampangan

Kari'na

Kashubian

Kayan

K'iche'

Koitabu

Krisa

Ladin

Ladino

Latgalian

Latin

Latvian

Laz

Ligurian

Livonian

Louisiana Creole

Lower Sorbian

Lushootseed

Malay

Maltese

Mandarin

Mandinka

Maori

Mezquital Otomi

Middle Dutch

Middle English

Middle French

Middle Irish

Middle Scots

Middle Welsh

Mòcheno

Mopan Maya

Mountain Koiari

Murui Huitoto

Nauruan

Navajo

Neapolitan

Nias

Norman

North Frisian

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Nupe

Nǀuu

Occitan

Old Czech

Old Danish

Old Dutch

Old English

Old French

Old Frisian

Old Galician-Portuguese

Old Irish

Old Polish

Old Spanish

Old Swedish

Omaha-Ponca

Ometepec Nahuatl

Oromo

Palauan

Papiamentu

Polish

Portuguese

Rapa Nui

Rawang

Romagnol

Romani

Romanian

Sardinian

Sassarese

Satawalese

Scots

Scottish Gaelic

Serbo-Croatian

Sicilian

Silesian

Skolt Sami

Slovak

Slovene

Slovincian

Spanish

Sranan Tongo

Sumerian

Swahili

Swedish

Tagalog

Tarantino

Tày

Tok Pisin

Tokelauan

Tooro

Turkish

Turkmen

Tyap

Upper Sorbian

Vietnamese

Volapük

Votic

Walloon

Welsh

West Makian

Yele

Yola

Yoruba

Yucatec Maya

Zazaki

Zhuang

Zou

Zulu

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