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Czech
editLetter
editá (lower case, upper case Á)
Faroese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editLong Old Norse /a/. Often written as ā or normalized á or even aa, compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian å.[2]
Noun
editá (upper case Á)
- The second letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse á (“river”), Svabo: Aa,[3] from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).
Noun
editá f (genitive singular áar, plural áir)
Usage notes
edit- (poetry): áir renna vakrar har ― the rivers flow beautiful there
- áirnar standa á svølgi ― the rivers stand on deep water (= it's raining a lot) (compare áarføri)
- um áir og gjáir ― over rivers and gorges (= to travel a long way)
- fara yvir um á(nna) eftir vatni ― go over the river in order to get water (= to look for unnecessary struggle)
- tað gekk sum eftir ánni ― it went like after the river (= it was very easy)
- ganga / fara í áir ― go to the river in order to fish trouts[3] (described in Føroysk orðabók 1998 as local usage in the island of Vágar about fishing trouts in a lake[4])
Declension
editDeclension of á | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
f2 (á) | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | á | áin | áir | áirnar |
accusative | á | ánna | áir | áirnar |
dative | á | ánni | áum | áunum |
genitive | áar | áarinnar | áa | áanna |
Synonyms
edit- (brook): løkur
Etymology 3
editFrom Old Norse á (“on, onto, in, at”). [5]
Preposition
editá
- on, onto, to, near, beside [with accusative]
- (with accusative, fjords, bays, harbours) to
- on, in, at [with dative]
- (with dative, place names) in
- (with dative, fjords, bays, harbours) at, in
- (with dative, seafaring and fishery) at
Usage notes
editThe preposition 'á' is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location. This is the same usage as with German auf:
- Governing accusative
- legg bókina á borðið ― place the book on the table
- hann fer umborð á skipið ― he goes aboard the ship
- skriva á talvuna ― to write on the blackboard
- fara á fjall ― to go into the mountains
- with fjords, bays, harbours
- skipið kom á Vestmanna ― the ship came to Vestmanna
- skipið kom á Havnina ― the ship came to Tórshavn
- Governing dative
- bókin liggur á borðinum ― the book is on the table
- hann er umborð á skipinum ― he is aboard the ship
- tað stendur á talvuni ― this stands on the blackboard
- vera á fjalli ― to be in the mountains (in order to roundup the sheep[5])
- Place names (antonym: av)
- á Eiði ― in Eiði
- á Glyvrum ― in Glyvrar
- á Húsum ― in Húsar
- á Kirkju ― in Kirkja
- á Skála ― in Skáli
- á Velbastað ― in Velbastaður
- á bygd ― in the village (countryside)
- with fjords, bays, harbours
- skipið lá á Havnini ― the ship lays in Tórshavn
- with seafaring and fishery
Etymology 4
editInterjection
editá!
Etymology 5
editFrom Old Norse [Term?].
Verb
editá
References
edit- ^ V. U. Hammershaimb: Færøsk Anthologi. Copenhagen 1891, 3rd edition Tórshavn 1991 (volume 2, page 2, entry á1, 2)
- ^ Vibeke Sandersen: „Om bogstavet å“ in Nyt fra Sprognævnet 2002/3 September.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aa1 in: Jens Christian Svabo: Dictionarium Færoense : Færøsk-dansk-latinsk ordbog. (ed. Christian Matras after manuscripts from late 18th century). Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1966. (p. 1)
- ^ Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (Entry á2)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 aa2 in: Jens Christian Svabo: Dictionarium Færoense : Færøsk-dansk-latinsk ordbog. (ed. Christian Matras after manuscripts from late 18th century). Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1966. (p. 1f.)
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) feminine definite article a (“the”).
Pronunciation
editContraction
editá f (masculine ao, masculine plural aos, feminine plural ás)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese aa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ala. Compare Portuguese á. Doublet of ala.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editá f (plural ás)
- wing
- c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 30:
- et as de leychuza
- and wings of an owl
- 1697, Juan Antonio Torrado, Fala o corvo:
- Fala o corbo, escoyten todos:
Eu veño con asas negras
Cortando os ventos de longe
Para chegar à estas festas.- The raven speaks, listen everyone:
"I come with black wings
Cutting the winds from afar
To arrive to these feasts"
- The raven speaks, listen everyone:
- Synonym: ala
- c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 30:
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “aa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “á”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “á”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “á”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Ghomala'
editParticle
editá
- Ends a yes/no question.
- Ǒ yɔ́ á.
- Did you see?
- Ends a negative clause.
- E tə̂ ghɔm á.
- She doesn't speak.
References
edit- Erika Eichholzer, et al., editors (2002), Dictionnaire Ghomala’ (in French)
Hokkien
editEtymology 1
editFor pronunciation and definitions of á – see 仔 (“suffix or interfix”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 仔). |
Etymology 2
editFor pronunciation and definitions of á – see 猶 (“still; yet”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 猶). |
Hungarian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInterjection
editá
- oh, ah (expression of surprise)
- Á, már itt is vagy? ― Oh, are you here already?
- oh (expression of dismissiveness, disagreement, or disbelief)
- Á, nem hiszem. Ő sose mond ilyet. ― Oh, I don't believe it. He/She'll never say such a thing.
Etymology 2
editLetter
editá (lower case, upper case Á)
- The second letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | á | á-k |
accusative | á-t | á-kat |
dative | á-nak | á-knak |
instrumental | á-val | á-kkal |
causal-final | á-ért | á-kért |
translative | á-vá | á-kká |
terminative | á-ig | á-kig |
essive-formal | á-ként | á-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | á-ban | á-kban |
superessive | á-n | á-kon |
adessive | á-nál | á-knál |
illative | á-ba | á-kba |
sublative | á-ra | á-kra |
allative | á-hoz | á-khoz |
elative | á-ból | á-kból |
delative | á-ról | á-król |
ablative | á-tól | á-któl |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
á-é | á-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
á-éi | á-kéi |
Possessive forms of á | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | á-m | á-im |
2nd person sing. | á-d | á-id |
3rd person sing. | á-ja | á-i |
1st person plural | á-nk | á-ink |
2nd person plural | á-tok | á-itok |
3rd person plural | á-juk | á-ik |
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading
edit- (interjection): á in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (sound and letter): á in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- á in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editLetter
editá (upper case Á)
- The second letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
editá ?
- The name of the Latin-script letter Á/á.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse á (“river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Compare Danish å, Norwegian å, Swedish å.
Noun
editá f (genitive singular ár, nominative plural ár)
Declension
editEtymology 3
editInflection of á.
Noun
editá f
- indefinite accusative singular of á
- indefinite dative singular of á
Etymology 4
editInflection of ær.
Noun
editá f
Etymology 5
editConjugation of eiga.
Verb
editá
- first-person singular present indicative of eiga I own.
- third-person singular present indicative of eiga He owns.
Etymology 6
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “perhaps onomatopoeic?”)
Interjection
editá!
Etymology 7
editFrom Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ (an), from Proto-Germanic *ana.
Preposition
editá
Derived terms
edit- á eftir
- á fjórum fótum
- á næstu grösum
- bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
- bíta á jaxlinn
- draga á tálar
- færa sönnur á
- hafa nóg á sinni könnu
- heill á húfi
- hlaupa á glæ
- hæla á hvert reipi
- kasta á glæ
- káfa á
- kyssa á hönd
- kýla á
- leggja á
- leggja á minnið
- leita á
- líta á
- líta á með vanþóknun
- líta niður á
- líta snöggvast á
- lítast á
- minnast á
- peningar vaxa ekki á trjám
- skella á
- spila á
- standa eins og stafur á bók
- stara eins og naut á nývirki
- súpa á
- togast á um
- vel á minnst
- vera á bandi
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom dhá, lenited variant of dá.
Pronoun
editá (triggers lenition in the masculine singular, h-prothesis in the feminine singular, and eclipsis in the plural)
- him, her, it, them (used before the verbal noun in the progressive to indicate a third person direct object)
- Táim á bhualadh. ― I am hitting him.
- Táim á ól.
- I am drinking it (referring to a masculine noun, e.g. bainne (“milk”)).
- Táim á bualadh. ― I am hitting her.
- Táim á hól.
- I am drinking it (referring to a feminine noun, e.g. bláthach (“buttermilk”)).
- Táim á mbualadh. ― I am hitting them.
- Táim á n-ól. ― I am drinking them.
- used as a quasi-reflexive pronoun in a sentence with passive semantics
- Tá an buachaill á bhualadh.
- The boy is being hit (literally ‘The boy is at his hitting’).
- Tá an chloch á tógáil ag Séamas.
- The stone is being lifted by Séamas (literally ‘The stone is at its lifting by Séamas’).
Alternative forms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editInterjection
editá!
- ah!
Etymology 3
editLetter
editá (upper case Á)
- The letter a with an acute accent, called á fada (literally “long a”).
Noun
editá
- The name of the Latin-script letter a/A.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
- (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
- (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ
- (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
- Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “á”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “á”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “á”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Mandarin
editAlternative forms
edit- a — nonstandard
Romanization
edit- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗄
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𭉿
Old Galician-Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin illa f (“that”).
Pronunciation
editArticle
editá f
- feminine singular of o
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 5 (facsimile):
- Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriꝣ de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.
- This 19th is (about) how Holy Mary helped · the empress of Rome · suffer through the great pains she underwent.
- Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriꝣ de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.
Descendants
editOld Irish
editEtymology 1
edit
Determiner
editá (3rd person possessive) (triggers lenition in the masculine and neuter singular, an unwritten prothetic /h/ in the feminine singular, and eclipsis in the plural)
- Alternative form of a (“his, her, its, their”)
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 90b12
- Mad·genatar á thimthirthidi.
- Blessed are his servants.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 144d3
- Nach torbatu coitchenn ro·boí indib fri denum n-uilc at·rubalt tar hesi á pectha.
- Every common advantage that had been in them for doing evil has perished for their sin.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 90b12
Etymology 2
edit
Particle
editá (triggers lenition)
- Alternative form of a (“O”)
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 53c11
- in tan as·mbeir, Tait, á maccu
- when he says, "Come, O sons"
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 53c11
Etymology 3
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s.
Noun
editá (gender unknown)[1]
Etymology 4
editFrom Proto-Celtic *yās, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to go”).[2][3]
Noun
editá n (genitive unattested)[4]
- cart, chariot
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 96c12
- dunaib aaib
- to the chariots
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 96c12
Inflection
editNeuter s-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | áN | áN | áL |
Vocative | áN | áN | áL |
Accusative | áN | áN | áL |
Genitive | áL | á | áN |
Dative | áL | áib, aaib | áib, aaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
á (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-á |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 á”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Watkins, Calvert (1978) “Varia III”, in Ériu[1], volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved July 20, 2022, pages 155–165
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*yās”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 434
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 á”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“water, stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Old English ēa, Old Frisian ā, ē, Old Saxon aha, Old High German aha, Gothic 𐌰𐍈𐌰 (aƕa).
Alternative forms
editNoun
edit- river, creek
- Ásmundar saga kappabana, chapter 9:
- Síðan óc hann upp með ánni Rín til móz við Ásmund.
- Then [Hildibrandr] went up along the river Rhine to meet Ásmundr.
- Ásmundar saga kappabana, chapter 9:
Declension
editDerived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Noun
edit- Alternative form of ær
Declension
editEtymology 3
editFrom Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ (an), from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with Old English on, Old Frisian on, Old Saxon ana, an, Old Dutch ana, an, in, Old High German ana, an, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana).
Alternative forms
editPreposition
editá
- (with dative) on
- Þeir eru á hólmi.
- They are on an island.
- in [with dative]
- Ek bý á Islandi.
- I live in Iceland.
Descendants
editIn most descendant languages, this preposition was replaced by reflexes of upp á.
- Icelandic: á
- Faroese: á
- Norwegian Nynorsk: å (dialectal)
- Elfdalian: ą̊
- Old Swedish: ā
- Old Danish: ā
- Danish: å (dialectal)
Etymology 4
editProbably related to Old Norse æ (“always”)
Adverb
editá (not comparable)
Etymology 5
editAn imitation of a cry of pain.
Interjection
editá
Descendants
edit- Icelandic: á
Etymology 6
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editá
Verb
editá
- inflection of eiga:
References
edit- á in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- á in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Parauk
editPronunciation
editVerb
editá
- to numb.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Etymology 1
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editá m (plural ás)
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Latin āla (“wing”). Cognate with Galician á, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, and Occitan ala, French aile and Ligurian âa. Doublet of ala, which was a borrowing.
Noun
editá f (plural ás)
Etymology 3
editContraction
editá f sg
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of à.
References
edit- “aa” in Dicionario de dicionarios do galego medieval.
Rawang
editInterjection
editá
- well, Oh!, my God!
- Àngkøø̀ maq rvmá chuaòe.
- He is ploughing his father-in-law's field.
- Àng dvpvt vv́mpà køtnaòe.
- They are cooking rice for him.
Verb
editá
- open mouth.
- Ló nònggøp èáshì.
- Well, open up your mouth..
Particle
editá
- vocative particle suffixed to the name of the person hailed.
Slovene
editEtymology 1
editLetter a with acute (◌́) to signify long vowel.
Pronunciation
edit- (phoneme): IPA(key): /áː/, /àː/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /dɔ́ːʋɡi àː/, /dɔ́ːʋɡi áː/, dolgi a
- Rhymes: -aː
Letter
editá (lower case, upper case Á)
- Additional letter, used in some words to denote the long stress on a.
Symbol
editá
- (non-tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [aː].
Etymology 2
editLetter a with acute (◌́) to signify long low-pitched vowel.
Pronunciation
edit- (phoneme): IPA(key): /àː/, [ǎː]
- (letter name, tonal transcription): IPA(key): /akutíːrani àː/, /akutíːrani áː/, akutirani a
- Rhymes: -aː
Symbol
editá
- (tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [àː].
Usage notes
editSymbol is sometimes used as a letter to denote pitch in a word, but that is mostly limited to foreign or specialized dictionaries.
Etymology 3
editLetter a with acute (◌́) to signify short vowel.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editá (lower case, usually not in upper case)
- (Natisone Valley dialect) Additional letter, used in some words to denote the short stress on a.
Etymology 4
editLetter a with acute ´ to signify stress.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editá (lower case, upper case Á)
- (Resian) Additional letter, used in some words to denote the stress on a.
See also
editSpanish
editPreposition
editá
Tày
editPronunciation
edit- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ʔaː˦]
Etymology 1
editNoun
editá (妸)
- older sister
- pi̱ á ― (polite) elder sister
- pi̱ nhình á ― (polite) eldest sister
Etymology 2
editParticle
editá
- Question particle.
- Nắm pây nau á? ― You're not coming?
- Hết đảy mí á? ― Can you do it?
Etymology 3
editParticle
editá
- already
- đảy á ― alright
Etymology 4
editNoun
editá
- melastoma
- Mạy á oóc bjoóc le̱ đăm nà.
- When the melastoma blooms, we replant the rice.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][2][3] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][4] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary][5] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Tlingit
editPronunciation
editLetter
editá (upper case Á)
- A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- Canada: (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à, Â â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
- US: (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Letter
editá (lower case, upper case Á)
- The letter a with the acute accent.
See also
edit- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Noun
editá
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ă/ă.
Etymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”)
Prefix
editá
- secondary
- á hậu ― a beauty pageant runner-up
- Mạnh Tử được mệnh danh là á thánh, sau Khổng Tử.
- Mencius is known as the secondary sage, second only to Confucius.
- semi-; demi-
- á kim ― a metalloid
- á thần ― a demigod
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
editá
Welsh
editPronunciation
editLetter
editá (upper case Á)
- The letter A, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.
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