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==Translingual==
===Etymology 1===
From the {{der-lite|mul|ett|-}} letter {{m-lite|ett|sc=Ital|𐌀|tr=a}}, from the {{der-lite|mul|grc| -}} letter {{m-lite|grc|sc=polytonic|Α||tr=A|alpha}}, derived from the {{der-lite|mul|phn|-}} letter {{m-lite|phn|sc=Phnx|𐤀||tr=ʾ|[[ aleph]]}}, from the {{der-lite|mul|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m-lite|egy|sc=Egyp|𓃾}}.
====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA-lite|mul|/a/}} {{qualifier|most languages}}
====Letter====
{{head-lite|mul|letters}}
# {{n-g-lite|The first letter of the [[Appendix:Latin script|basic modern Latin alphabet]].}}
=====See also=====
{{Latn-script}}
* [[Appendix:Variations of "a"]]
====Symbol====
{{head-lite|mul|symbols}}
# {{n-g-lite|Marks the first item in a list.}}
#: '''''A'''. Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.''
# A hypothetical item or person designated the first, usually when there are more than one.
#: ''Person '''A''' had 5 apples, and person B...''
# [[ten|Ten]], especially used in [[base]]s above ten, such as [[duodecimal]], [[hexadecimal]], [[vigesimal]] and so on.
#: ''Decimal 270 can be converted as duodecimal 1'''A'''6 or vigesimal D'''A'''.''
#: {{lb|en|computing}} ''The variable was a byte with value '''A'''0, or 160 in decimal.''
# A standard size of dry cell battery, slightly larger than [[AA]].<ref>{{R:OCD2|page=1}}</ref>
# {{rfv-sense|mul|fragment=A Translingual Symbol sense 5}} A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, as [[A0]], [[A1]], [[A2]], etc.<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=1}}</ref>
# {{rfv-sense|mul|fragment=A Translingual Symbol sense 6}} An academic grade lower than A+ but greater than A-.
# {{lb|mul|linguistics}} A [[wildcard]] for an [[open]] vowel
# {{bond credit rating|lt=1|s=1|f=1|a bond is [[upper-medium]] [[grade]] with low [[risk]] of [[default]]}}
# {{lb|mul|clothing}} {{ng|[[bra|Bra]] [[cup size]].}}
=====Related terms=====
{{rel-top|Letters sharing the same origin as "A"}}
* Arabic {{m-lite|mul|ا||tr=a|alif}}
* Coptic {{m-lite|mul|Ⲁ||tr=a|alfa}}
* Cyrillic {{m-lite|mul|sc=Cyrl|А|tr=A}}
* Devanāgari {{m-lite|mul|अ||tr=a|aksara}}
* Greek {{m-lite|mul|sc=Grek|Α||tr=A|Alpha}}
* Hebrew {{m-lite|mul|א||tr=a|aleph}}
* Phoenician {{m-lite|mul|𐤀}}
* Syriac {{m-lite|mul|ܐ||tr=a|alaph}}
{{rel-bottom}}
=====See also=====
* {{qualifier|previous}} [[9]], {{qualifier|next}} [[B]]
===Etymology 2===
The abbreviation of a variety of terms.
====Symbol====
{{head-lite|mul|symbols}}
# {{lb|mul|element symbol|obsolete}} Symbol for the element Argon, {{n-g-lite|changed after 1956 to}} [[Ar]].
# {{lb|mul|chemistry|physics}} Symbol for {{l-lite|en|mass number||{{l-lite|en|nucleon number}}}}. {{abbreviation of|mul|{{der-lite|mul|en|atomic mass number}}}}.
# {{lb|mul|geometry}} [[area|Area]].
# {{lb|mul|international standards}} {{n-g|A category of vehicle licence under the {{w|Vienna Convention on Road Traffic}}, referring to [[motorcycle]]s.}}
====Noun====
{{head-lite|mul|nouns}}
# {{lb|mul|physics|[[International System of Units]]}} [[ampere|Ampere]], a unit of [[electrical current]].
# {{lb|mul|genetics}} [[IUPAC]] 1-letter abbreviation for [[adenine]] in genetic code.
# {{lb|mul|amino acid}} {{IUPAC-1|alanine}} in proteins.
#: {{syn|mul|Ala}}
# {{lb|mul|music}} {{l-lite|en|alto|Alto}}.
====Proper noun====
{{head-lite|mul|proper nouns}}
# {{lb|mul|vehicle-distinguishing signs}} [[Austria]].
===Gallery===
<gallery caption="Letter styles" perrow="3" mode="packed">
File:Latin A.svg|Uppercase and lowercase versions of '''A''', in normal and italic type
File:Fraktur letter A.png|Uppercase and lowercase '''A''' in [[Fraktur]]
File:UncialA-01.svg|'''A''' in [[uncial]] script
</gallery>
===See also===
{{Letter|page=A
|NATO=Alpha
|Morse=·–
|Character=A1
|Braille=⠁
}}
* {{l-lite|mul|sc=Brai|⠁}}
* {{l-lite|mul|·–}}
* {{l-lite|mul|LeftFlagDown-RightFlagLow}}
===Further reading===
* {{pedia}}
===References===
<references/>
==English==
[[File:Runic letter ansuz.png|thumb|100px|Runic letter {{m-lite|mul|sc=Runr||ᚫ|tr=a|ansuz}}, source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters replaced by ''A'']]
===Etymology 1===
From {{der-lite|en|enm|-}} and {{der-lite|en|ang|-}} upper case letter {{m-lite|enm|A}} and split of {{der-lite|en|enm|-}} and {{der-lite|en|ang|-}} upper case letter {{m-lite|enm|Æ}}.
* The {{der-lite|en|ang|-}} letters {{m-lite|ang|sc=Latinx|A}} and {{m-lite|ang|sc=Latinx|Æ}} replaced the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters {{m-lite|mul|sc=Runr|ᚪ||tr=a|āc}} and {{m-lite|mul|sc=Runr|ᚫ||tr=æ|æsc}}, derived from the Runic letter {{m-lite|mul|sc=Runr|ᚫ||tr=a|Ansuz}}, in the 7th century.
====Alternative forms====
* {{qualifier|Gregg shorthand versions [[w:Gregg Shorthand#Centennial Gregg Shorthand|Centennial]], [[w:Gregg Shorthand#Series 90 Gregg Shorthand|Series 90]], [[w:Gregg Shorthand#Diamond Jubilee Gregg Shorthand|DJS]], [[w:Gregg Shorthand#Simplified Gregg Shorthand|Simplified]], [[w:Gregg Shorthand#Anniversary Gregg Shorthand|Anniversary]], and [[w:Gregg Shorthand#Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand|Pre-Anniversary]]}} {{l-lite|mul|·||dot}}
====Pronunciation====
* {{qualifier|letter name}}
** {{a|RP|GenAm}} {{IPA-lite|en|/eɪ̯/}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-a.ogg|Audio (US)}}
** {{a|AusE}} {{IPA-lite|en|/æɪ/}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪ|s=1}}
*: The current pronunciation is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 15th century, was similar to that in other languages.
====Letter====
{{en-letter|upper=A|lower=a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|en|letter|1|a}}
#: {{ux-lite|en|Apple starts with '''A'''.}}
#* {{RQ:Orwell Animal Farm|3}}
#*: Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out '''A''', B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof {{...}}
=====Derived terms=====
* {{l-lite|en|Exhibit A}}
=====Related terms=====
* {{l-lite|en|A-frame}}
* {{l-lite|en|ABC}}, {{l-lite|en|A.B.C.}} <!-- also in the plural -->
* {{l-lite|en|A to Z}}
=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/en/simple}}
====Number====
{{en-number|upper=A|lower=a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|en|ordinal|1|a}}
#: {{ux-lite|en|Item '''A''' is "foods", item B is "drinks".}}
===Etymology 2===
* {{sense|highest rank|grade|music}} From the initial position of the letter {{m-lite|en|A}} in the English alphabet.
* {{sense|blood type}} From {{m-lite|en|w:ABO blood group system|A antigen}}
====Symbol====
{{en-symbol}}
# {{senseid|en|rank}} A rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters.
#: {{ux-lite|en|We assign each item inspected a rating from '''A''' through G, depending on various factors.}}
#: {{ux-lite|en|In the UK, the highest [[w:NRS social grade|social grade]] is '''A''' – [[upper middle class]].}}
#: {{ux-lite|en|The only standard brassiere cup size smaller than the '''A''' cup is the AA cup.}}
# {{senseid|en|grade}} {{lb|en|education}} The highest [[letter grade]] assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
#: {{ux-lite|en|I was so happy to get an '''A''' on that test.}}
# {{lb|en|music}} A tone three fifths above C in the [[cycle of fifths]]; the sixth tone of the C major scale; the first note of the minor scale of A minor; the reference tone that occurs at exactly 440 Hz; the printed or written note A; the [[scale]] with A as its [[keynote]].<ref name=SOED/><ref name=OCD>{{R:OCD2|page=1}}</ref>
#: {{ux-lite|en|Orchestras traditionally tune to a concert '''A'''.}}
# {{lb|en|medicine}} A [[blood type]] that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type [[B]] antigen in their blood. People with this blood type may receive blood from type A or type [[O]] but cannot receive blood from [[AB]] or [[B]].
#: {{ux-lite|en|My blood type is '''A''' negative.}}
# {{lb|en|chemistry}} [[mass number|Mass number]].
# {{lb|en|logic}} A universal affirmative suggestion.<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=1}}</ref>
# {{lb|en|historical}} {{abbreviation of|en|[[adulterer]], [[adulteress]]|dot=,}} used as a human brand.
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=1966 July 30|author=[[w:Ralph McGill|Ralph McGill]]|title=Today's students aim for humanistic values|journal=Latrobe Bulletin|location=Latrobe, Pennsylvania|page=6|text= Hester Prynne, the historical character in ''[[w:The Scarlet Letter|The Scarlet Letter]]'', was exposed and convicted by neighborhood gossip. [...] Gossip continues to brand some young ladies in small towns with this symbolic letter, but in our larger cities one rarely sees young ladies branded with an "'''A'''".}}
# [[allele|Allele]] dominant.
# {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} {{alternative spelling of|en|A.M.|t=ante meridiem}} ''or'' '''{{l-lite|en|AM}}'''
=====Derived terms=====
{{rel-top|Rank or size}}
* {{l-lite|en|A1}}
* {{l-lite|en|AA}}
* {{l-lite|en|double A}}
* {{l-lite|en|AAA}}
* {{l-lite|en|triple A}}
* {{l-lite|en|A cup}}
* {{l-lite|en|A game}}, {{l-lite|en|A-game}}
* {{l-lite|en|A level}}
* {{l-lite|en|A list}}
* {{l-lite|en|A team}}
* {{l-lite|en|grade A}}
{{rel-bottom}}
{{rel-top|Letter grade}}
* {{l-lite|en|straight A's}}
* {{l-lite|en|A minus}}
* {{l-lite|en|A plus}}
{{rel-bottom}}
{{rel-top|(music) tone three fifths above C}}
* {{l-lite|en|A-flat}}
* {{l-lite|en|A major}}
* {{l-lite|en|A-minor}}
* {{l-lite|en|A-sharp}}
* {{l-lite|en|concert A}}
{{rel-bottom}}
{{rel-top|Blood type}}
* {{l-lite|en|A positive}}
* {{l-lite|en|A negative}}
* {{l-lite|en|AB}}
{{rel-bottom}}
====Noun====
{{head-lite|en|nouns}}
# [[ace|Ace]]. {{q|including in card games}}
# [[acre|Acre]].
# [[adult|Adult]]; as used in film rating.
# [[ammeter|Ammeter]].
# {{lb|en|physics}} [[angstrom|Angstrom]].
# [[answer|Answer]].
# {{lb|en|sports}} An [[assist]].
# {{lb|en|sexuality}} [[asexual|Asexual]].
# {{lb|en|UK|London}} [[arsehole|Arsehole]].
# {{lb|en|weaponry}} [[atom|Atom]].
#: '''''A'''-bomb''
=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|physics|angstrom}} {{l-lite|en|Å}}
=====Translations=====
{{see translation subpage|Noun}}
====Adjective====
{{head-lite|en|adjectives}}
# {{lb|en|weaponry}} [[atom|Atom]]; [[atomic]].
=====Derived terms=====
* {{sense|weaponry|atom}} {{l-lite|en|A-bomb}}
===References===
<references/>
===Further reading===
* {{R:Britannica 1911|A}}
[[Category:en:Academic grades]]
==Acehnese==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ace|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ace|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ace}}
==Acheron==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|acz|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|acz|letter|1|}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/acz}}
==Adzera==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|adz|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|adz|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/adz}}
==Afar==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|aa|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|aa|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/aa}}
==Afrikaans==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA-lite|af|/ɑː/}}
* {{audio|af|LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-A.wav|Audio}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|af|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|af|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/af/simple}}
===Noun===
{{af-noun|A's|A'tjie}}
# [[#English|A]]
==Albanian==
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA-lite|sq|/a/|/ɑ/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sq|letters|upper case|A|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sq|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/sq/simple}}
==Alekano==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gah|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gah|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gah}}
==Alemannic German==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gsw|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gsw|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gsw}}
==Aleut==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ale|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ale|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ale}}
==Amaimon==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ali|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ali|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ali}}
==Amarasi==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|aaz|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|aaz|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/aaz}}
==Ambrak==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|aag|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|aag|letter|1}}
==Anal==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|anm|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|anm|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/anm}}
==Angami==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|njm|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|njm|letter|3}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/njm}}
==Ankave==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|aak|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|aak|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/aak}}
==Anuki==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|aui|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|aui|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/aui}}
==Araki==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|akr|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|akr|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/akr}}
==Aromanian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|rup|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|rup|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/rup}}
==Ashéninka Pajonal==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|cjo|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|cjo|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/cjo}}
==Assiniboine==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|asb|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|asb|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/asb}}
==Atsahuaca==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|atc|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|atc|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/atc}}
==Auhelawa==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kud|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kud|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kud}}
==Avokaya==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|avu|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|avu|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/avu}}
==Awara==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|awx|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|awx|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/awx}}
==Azerbaijani==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|az|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|az|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/az/simple}}
==Balanta-Kentohe==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ble|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ble|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ble}}
==Barai==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|bbb|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|bbb|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/bbb}}
==Bari==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|bfa|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|bfa|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/bfa}}
==Basque==
===Pronunciation===
{{eu-IPA}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|eu|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|eu|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eu/simple}}
==Bavarian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|bar|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|bar|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/bar}}
==Beja==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|bej|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|bej|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/bej}}
==Bemba==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|bem|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|bem|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/bem}}
==Blagar==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|beu|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|beu|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/beu}}
==Blin==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|byn|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|byn|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/byn}}
==Brahui==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|brh|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|brh|letter|32}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/brh}}
==Breton==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|br|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|br|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/br}}
==Busa==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|bqp|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|bqp|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/bqp}}
==Catalan==
===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ca|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ca|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ca/simple}}
==Central Franconian==
===Etymology===
* {{IPAchar|/a/}} is from Middle High German {{m-lite|gmh||a}} in most closed syllables.
* {{IPAchar|/aː/}} is from {{m-lite|gmh||a}} before certain clusters, in most dialects also in open syllables; in southern Moselle Franconian from ''ou''.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gmw-cfr|qual1=short|/a/|qual2=long|/aː/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gmw-cfr|letters}}
# {{ngd|A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.}}
# {{ngd|A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.}}
====Usage notes====
{{rel-top|Doubling of long A}}
* In the German-based spelling, long ''a'' is doubled to ''aa'' when the German cognate word has ''aa'' as well. Long ''a'' may or may not be doubled in the following cases:
** when it is followed by two or more consonants: {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|Saach}}, {{q|rarely}} {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|Sach}};
** when the German cognate has two vowel letters: {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|glaawe}}, {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|glawe}} (German {{m-lite|de|glauben}});
** when the German cognate has a consonant lost or not present in Central Franconian: {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|waade}}, {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|wade}} (German {{m-lite|de|warten}});
** when the German cognate has a short vowel: {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|baal}}, {{m-lite|gmw-cfr|bal}} (German {{m-lite|de|bald}}).
* In the Dutch-based spelling, long ''a'' is always doubled in closed syllables, always written simple in open syllables.
{{rel-bottom}}
==Ch'orti'==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|caa|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|caa|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/caa}}
==Chachi==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|cbi|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|cbi|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/cbi}}
==Chamorro==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ch|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ch|letter|2}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ch}}
==Chechen==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ce|letters|upper case||lower case|a|Cyrillic|А}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ce|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ce}}
==Cheyenne==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|chy|letters|upper case}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|chy|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/chy}}
==Chinese==
===Etymology 1===
From the hotkey in many video games associated with the command "attack".
====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=ēi
|cat=v
}}
====Verb====
{{zh-verb}}
# {{lb|zh|slang|neologism}} to [[attack]]; to [[assault]]
# {{lb|zh|slang|neologism}} to [[pursue]] romantically
====See also====
* {{zh-l|平A}}
* {{zh-l|對A}}
===Etymology 2===
Initialism of {{bor-lite|zh|en|available}}.
====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=ei1
|cat=a
}}
====Adjective====
{{head-lite|zh|adjectives}}
# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese|slang}} single, open to a relationship
=====Derived terms=====
* {{l-lite|zh|A0}}
* {{l-lite|zh|A380}}
===Etymology 3===
From the letter A of the English pattern playing cards. Various names exist for this symbol in the spoken language.
; Mandarin ''jiān''
: From {{zh-l|尖|tip}}, because the letter A has an upward tip.
; Cantonese ''jin1''
: {{clipping|yue|煙士|tr=jin1 si6-2}}, from {{bor-lite|yue|en|ace}}.
====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=jiān
|c=jin1
|cat=n
}}
====Noun====
{{head-lite|zh|nouns}}
# {{lb|zh|card games}} [[ace]] {{zh-mw|隻|張}}
=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|尖兒}}
===Etymology 4===
====Pronunciation 1====
{{zh-pron
|m=ēi
|m-s=
|c=ei1
|mn=xm:e
|mn-t=ê5
|w=1e
|cat=letters
}}
=====Letter=====
{{head-lite|zh|letters}}
# {{n-g|The first letter of the Latin alphabet.}}
====Pronunciation 2====
{{zh-pron
|m=ā
|cat=letters
}}
====Letter====
{{head-lite|zh|letters}}
# {{n-g|The first letter used in [[w:Pinyin#Letters|Pinyin]].}}
=====Usage notes=====
* The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
[[Category:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts]]
==Chiwere==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|iow|letters|upper case}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|iow|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/iow}}
==Choctaw==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|cho|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|cho|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/cho}}
==Cofán==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|con|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|con|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/con}}
==Comanche==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|com|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|com|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/com}}
==Comox==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|coo|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|coo|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/coo}}
==Corsican==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|co|/a/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|co|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|co|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/co}}
==Crimean Tatar==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|crh|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|crh|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/crh}}
==Cypriot Arabic==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|acy|letters|lower case|a|sc=Latn}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|acy|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/acy}}
==Czech==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|cs|letters}}
# {{l-lite|en|A}} {{gloss|the 1st letter in the Czech alphabet}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/cs}}
==Dagbani==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|dag|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|dag|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/dag}}
==Danish==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|da|/æː/|[ˈæːˀ]}}
* {{rhymes|da|æː}}
* {{audio|da|da-cph-a-letter.ogg|Audio (Copenhagen)}}
===Etymology 1===
====Letter====
{{head-lite|da|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|da|letter|1}}
=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/da/simple}}
===Etymology 2===
====Alternative forms====
* {{l-lite|da|a}}
====Noun====
{{head-lite|da|nouns|g=n|singular definite|A'et|plural indefinite|A'er}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|da|letter|1}}
=====Inflection=====
{{da-noun-infl|A'et|A'er|A'erne|A's}}
==Dinka==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|din|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|din|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/din}}
==Domari==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|rmt|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|rmt|letter|2}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/rmt}}
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|nl|/aː/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-A.ogg|Audio}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nl|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nl|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nl/simple}}
==Duun==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|dux|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|dux|letter|1}}
===Further reading===
* ''[http://www.sil-mali.org/sites/default/files/SIL-Mali-dux-2006-ABCdaire-duun-A4.pdf Duungooma ABC (alphabet duun)]'', page 2
==Egyptian==
===Romanization===
{{head-lite|egy|romanizations}}
# {{egy-alt|ꜣ|type=Manuel de Codage}}
==Elfdalian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ovd|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ovd|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ovd}}
==Esan==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ish|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ish|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ish}}
==Esperanto==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA-lite|eo|/a/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|eo|/a/}}
* {{audio|eo|LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-A.wav|Audio}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|eo|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|eo|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eo/simple}}
==Estonian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name|[[aa]]}} {{IPA-lite|et|/ˈɑː/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|et|/ɑ/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|et|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|et|letter|1|aa}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/et/simple}}
==Ewe==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ee|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ee|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ee}}
==Faroese==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fo|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fo|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/fo/simple}}
==Fe'fe'==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fmp|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fmp|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/fmp}}
==Fijian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fj|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fj|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/fj}}
==Finnish==
===Etymology===
{{fi-ety-letter}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fi|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fi|letter|1|aa}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/fi/simple}}
===Noun===
{{head-lite|fi|nouns}}
# {{abbreviation of|fi|[[approbatur]]}}
# {{alt case form of|fi|a||A (musical note)}}
===Symbol===
{{head-lite|fi|symbols}}
# {{lb|fi|linguistics}} {{n-g-lite|Either the vowel [[a#Finnish|a]] {{IPAchar-lite|/ɑ/}} or [[ä#Finnish|ä]] {{IPAchar-lite|/æ/}}, depending on vowel harmony.}}
====Usage notes====
Used in linguistic descriptions in Finnish. For example, a Finnish grammar could use {{m-lite|fi||-mA}} to refer to the suffix {{m-lite|fi|-ma}} (in e.g. {{m-lite|fi|osuma}}) or {{m-lite|fi|-mä}} (in e.g. {{m-lite|fi|elämä}}).
==Fon==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fon|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fon|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/fon}}
==French==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|fr|/a/}}<!-- don't use {{fr-IPA}}, to save memory -->
* {{audio|fr|Fr-FR-A.oga|Audio (Paris)}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fr|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fr|letter|1}}
====Derived terms====
* {{l-lite|fr|bombe A}}
* {{l-lite|fr|prouver par A plus B}}, prouver par A + B
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/fr}}
==Friulian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fur|letters|upper||lower|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fur|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/fur}}
==Fula==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ff|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ff|letter|1|a}}
====Usage notes====
* {{U:ff:common}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ff/simple}}
==Ga==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gaa|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gaa|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gaa}}
==Gagauz==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gag|letters|lower case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gag|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gag}}
==Galibi Carib==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|car|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|car|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/car}}
==German==
===Etymology 1===
====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA-lite|de|/ʔaː/}}
* {{audio|de|De-A.OGG|Audio}}
* {{rhymes|de|aː|s=1}}
====Letter====
{{head-lite|de|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|de|letter|1}}
=====See also=====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/de}}
====Noun====
{{de-noun|n,-:s,-:s}}
# [[#English|A]]
#: {{ux-lite|inline=1|de|[[von A bis Z|Von '''A''' bis Z.]]|From '''A''' to Z.}}
#: {{ux-lite|inline=1|de|Wer '''A''' sagt, muss auch B sagen.|One who says '''A''' must also say B.}}
=====Declension=====
{{de-ndecl|n,-:s,-:s}}
====Related terms====
{{rel3|de
|das A und O
|von A bis Z
|von A nach B
|wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen
}}
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{head-lite|de|nouns}}
# {{abbr of|de|A-Dur}}
# {{abbr of|de|Ampere}}
# {{abbr of|de|Autobahn}}
# {{alt form|de|Å}} {{gloss|symbol for {{l-lite|de|Ångström}}}}
===References===
* {{R:Duden|a_Buchstabe_Ton|a, Buchstabe, Ton}}
* {{R:Duden|a_a_Moll_Ar|a, a Moll, Ar}}
* {{R:DWDS}}
==Gilbertese==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gil|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gil|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gil}}
==Gimi (Goroka)==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gim|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gim|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gim}}
==Greenlandic==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kl|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kl|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kl}}
==Haida==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|hai|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|hai|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/hai}}
==Haitian Creole==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ht|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ht|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ht}}
==Halkomelem==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|hur|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|hur|letter|37}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/hur}}
==Hausa==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ha|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ha|letter|1}} followed by [[B]].
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ha}}
==Hawaiian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|haw|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|haw|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/haw}}
==Hungarian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter or phoneme itself}} {{IPA-lite|hu|[ˈɒː]}}<ref>{{R:SiptarTorkenczy 2007}}, p. 280</ref>
* {{sense|identifier or musical note}} {{IPA-lite|hu|[ˈaː]}} {{q|in the names of major scales; see also {{m-lite|hu|a|id=letter}}}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|hu|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|hu|letter|1|a}}
<!--====Declension====
{{hu-infl-nom|A-|o}}{{hu-pos-tok|A-}}
-->
====Derived terms====
* {{l-lite|hu|A-dúr}}
* {{l-lite|hu|A-vitamin}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/hu}}
===References===
<references/>
==Hunsrik==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|hrx|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|hrx|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/hrx}}
==Hupa==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|hup|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|hup|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/hup}}
==Icelandic==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|is|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|is|letter|1}}
===Noun===
{{head-lite|is|nouns|g=n}} [[Category:Requests for inflections in Icelandic noun entries]]
# {{abbreviation of|is|austur|t=east}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/is}}
==Ido==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|io|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|io|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/io/simple}}
==Igbo==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ig|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ig|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ig}}
==Inari Sami==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|smn|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|smn|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/smn}}
==Indonesian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA-lite|id|/a/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|id|/a/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|id|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|id|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/id}}
==Ingrian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|izh|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|izh|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/izh}}
==Interlingua==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ia|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ia|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ia}}
==Inupiaq==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ik|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ik|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ik}}
==Irish==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ga|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ga|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ga}}
==Italian==
{{wikipedia|lang=it}}
===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|À*<pre:{{q|letter name}}><hmp:a>|a<pre:{{q|phonemic realization}}><rhyme:->}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|it|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|it|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/it/simple}}
* {{pedia|Italian alphabet}}
==Jarai==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|jra|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|jra|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/jra}}
==Juǀ'hoan==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ktz|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ktz|letter|96}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ktz}}
==Kabyle==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kab|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kab|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kab}}
==Kaingang==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kgp|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kgp|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kgp}}
==Kakabai==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kqf|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kqf|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kqf}}
==Kalo Finnish Romani==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|rmf|/ɑ/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|rmf|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|rmf|letter|1}}<ref>{{Cite book|author=Kimmo Granqvist|title=Lyhyt Suomen romanikielen kielioppi|trans-title=Consice grammar of Finnish Romani|chapter=Aakkoset|trans-chapter=Alphabet|pages=1-2|url=https://www.academia.edu/1523925/Lyhyt_Suomen_romanikielen_kielioppi_Consice_grammar_of_Finnish_Romani_|year=2011|place=Helsinki|publisher=Kotimaisten kielten keskus|language=fi|isbn=978-952-5446-69-2|issn=1796-041X|access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref>
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/rmf}}
===References===
<references/>
==Kanuri==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kr|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kr|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kr}}
==Karakalpak==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kaa|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kaa|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kaa}}
==Karelian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|krl|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|krl|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/krl}}
==Kashaya==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kju|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kju|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kju}}
==Kashubian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|csb|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|csb|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/csb}}
==Kawésqar==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|alc|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|alc|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/alc}}
==Khakas==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kjh|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kjh|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kjh}}
==Kikuyu==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ki|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ki|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ki}}
==Kobon==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kpw|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kpw|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kpw}}
==Krio==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kri|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kri|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kri}}
==Kwak'wala==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kwk|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kwk|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kwk}}
==Lakota==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|lkt|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|lkt|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/lkt}}
==Latgalian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ltg|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ltg|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ltg}}
==Latin==
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor-lite|la|grc|sc=polytonic|Α||tr=A|alpha}}, likely through Etruscan.
===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|ā|eccl=yes}}
* {{audio|la|La-ecc-A.ogg|audio (ecclesiastical)}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|la|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{lb|la|sometimes with ''[[littera]]''}} {{Latn-def-lite|la|letter|1}}
====Usage notes====
* In compound words, long ''ā'' remains unchanged: {{m-lite|la|labor|lābor}}, {{m-lite|la|delabor|dēlābor}}; {{m-lite|la|actus|āctus}}, {{m-lite|la|peractus|perāctus}}. In an internal syllable, short ''ă'' is changed by {{w|vowel reduction}} into short ''ĭ'' in open syllables and before /ng/, or short ''ĕ'' in closed ones and before /r/ and /l/: {{m-lite|la|facio|faciō}}, {{m-lite|la|perficio|perficiō}}, {{m-lite|la|perfectus}}; {{m-lite|la|tango|tangō}}, {{m-lite|la|contingo|contingō}}; {{m-lite|la|paro|parō}}, {{m-lite|la|impero|imperō}}. It remains unchanged in cases in which the word was coined later on or levelled through analogy: {{m-lite|la|amo|amō}}, {{m-lite|la|adamo|adamō}}; {{m-lite|la|patiens|patiēns}}, {{m-lite|la|impatiens|impatiēns}}; {{m-lite|la|tracto|tractō}}, {{m-lite|la|detrecto|dētrectō}}, later {{m-lite|la|detracto|dētractō}}.
====Descendants====
* {{desc|nb|A}}
====See also====
* {{l-lite|la|littera}}
===References===
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/resolveform?type=exact&lookup=A&lang=latin A] in {{cite-book|author=Charlton T. Lewis|title=An Elementary Latin Dictionary|publisher=Harper & Brothers|location=New York|year=1891}}
: and in {{cite-book|author=Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short|title=[[w:A Latin Dictionary|A Latin Dictionary]]|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|year=1879}}
==Latvian==
{{wikipedia|lang=lv}}
===Etymology===
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by [[w:Kārlis Mīlenbahs|K. Mīlenbahs]], which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German [[Fraktur]], and sporadically in [[Cyrillic]].
===Pronunciation===
* {{lv-IPA|a}}
{{audio|lv|lv-riga-a.ogg}}
===Letter===
[[File:Latin alphabet Aa.svg|thumb|200px|A]]
{{head-lite|lv|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|lv|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/lv/simple}}
==Lingala==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ln|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ln|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ln}}
==Lithuanian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|lt|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|lt|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/lt}}
==Livonian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|liv|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|liv|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/liv}}
==Lou==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|loj|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|loj|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/loj}}
==Lower Sorbian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|dsb|/a/}}
===Letter===
{{dsb-letter|lower=a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|dsb|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/dsb}}
==Luxembourgish==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|lb|/aː/}}
** {{rhymes|lb|aː|s=1}}
===Etymology 1===
====Letter====
{{head-lite|lb|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|lb|letter|1|a}}
=====See also=====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/lb}}
===Etymology 2===
From {{inh-lite|lb|goh|ouga}}, from {{inh-lite|lb|gem-pro|sc=Latinx|*augô}}, ultimately from {{der-lite|lb|ine-pro|sc=Latinx|*h₃ekʷ-||eye; to see}}. The phonetic development in Luxembourgish is regular: Old High German ''-ou-'' becomes ''-ā-''; intervocalic ''-g-'' is lost; word-final short vowels are apocopated.
====Noun====
{{head-lite|lb|nouns|g=n|plural|Aen}}
# [[eye]]
#: {{ux-lite|lb|Ech hunn eppes am '''A.'''|I have something in my '''eye.'''}}
===Etymology 3===
From {{inh-lite|lb|gmh|ouwe}}, from {{inh-lite|lb|goh|ouwa}}, from {{inh-lite|lb|gem-pro|sc=Latinx|*awjō}}. Cognate with {{cog-lite|de|Aue}}, {{cog-lite|en|eyot}}, {{cog-lite|is|ey}}, {{cog-lite|da|ø}}, {{cog-lite|sv|ö}}.
====Noun====
{{head-lite|lb|nouns|g=f|plural|Aen}}
# {{lb|lb|only used in place names}} [[floodplain]], [[meadow]]
[[Category:lb:Anatomy]]
==Malagasy==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|mg|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|mg|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/mg}}
==Malay==
{{wikipedia|lang=ms}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|name of letter}} {{IPA-lite|ms|[e]}}
* {{a|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|ms|[ä]}}
* {{a|phoneme, open ultima}} {{IPA-lite|ms|[ə]|[ɐ]}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ms|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ms|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ms/simple}}
==Maltese==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|mt|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|mt|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/mt}}
==Mampruli==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|maw|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|maw|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/maw}}
==Mankanya==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|knf|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|knf|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/knf}}
==Manx==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gv|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gv|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gv}}
==Maori==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|mi|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|mi|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/mi}}
==Mapudungun==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|arn|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|arn|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/arn}}
==Marba==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|mpg|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|mpg|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/mpg}}
==Marshallese==
===Letter===
{{mh-head|letter|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|mh|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/mh}}
==Maskelynes==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|klv|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|klv|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/klv}}
==Massachusett==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|wam|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|wam|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/wam}}
==Mayoyao Ifugao==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ifu|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ifu|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ifu}}
==Mecayapan Nahuatl==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nhx|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nhx|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/nhx}}
==Mohawk==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|moh|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|moh|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/moh}}
==Moore==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|mos|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|mos|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/mos}}
==Muinane==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|bmr|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|bmr|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/bmr}}
==Nauruan==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|na|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|na|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/na}}
==Navajo==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nv|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nv|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/nv}}
==Nisga'a==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ncg|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ncg|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ncg}}
==Noon==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|snf|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|snf|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/snf}}
==Nootka==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nuk|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nuk|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/nuk}}
==Northern Kurdish==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kmr|letters|lowercase|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kmr|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kmr}}
==Northern Sami==
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|se}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|se|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|se|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/se}}
==Norwegian Bokmål==
{{wikipedia|lang=nb}}
[[Image:Latin letter A.svg|250px|thumb|The [[letter]] '''''A''''' from the [[Norwegian]] alphabet.]]
===Etymology===
From {{der-lite|nb|la|A}}, from {{der-lite|nb|grc|sc=polytonic|Α||tr=A|alpha}}, likely through the {{der-lite|nb|ett|-}} language, from {{der-lite|nb|phn|sc=Phnx|𐤀|tr=ʾ}}, from Proto-Canaanite [[Image:Protoalef.svg|20px]], from Proto-Sinaitic [[Image:Proto-semiticA-01.svg|20px]], from {{der-lite|nb|egy|sc=Egyp|𓃾}} representing the head of an [[ox]].
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA-lite|nb|/ɑː/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|nb|/a/|/ɑː/}}
* {{audio|nb|Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A», «a».ogg|Audio}}
* {{rhymes|nb|ɑː}}
* {{hyphenation|nb|A}}
* {{homophones|nb|a|à|A-|a-|ah}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nb|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nb|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nb/simple}}
===Noun===
{{head-lite|nb|nouns|g=m|definite singular|A-en|indefinite plural|A-er|definite plural|A-ene}}
# the letter {{l-lite|nb|A}}
# {{lb|nb|horology}} symbol for {{l-lite|nb|avance}}
# {{lb|nb|physics}} symbol for {{l-lite|nb|ampere}}
# {{lb|nb|physics}} symbol for {{l-lite|nb|massetall||nucleon number}}
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|nb|a|A-|a-}}
==Norwegian Nynorsk==
{{wikipedia|lang=nn}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|nn|/a/}} {{nn-pronu-note}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nn|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nn|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/nn}}
===Noun===
{{head-lite|nn|nouns|g=m|definite singular|A-en|indefinite plural|A-ar|definite plural|A-ane}}
# letter A
==Nuer==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nus|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nus|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/nus}}
==Nupe==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|nup|/a/|/ã/|qual2=after /n/ or /m/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nup|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nup|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/nup}}
==O'odham==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ood|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ood|letter|1}}
====See also====
* (Alvarez Spelling) {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ood}}
==Occitan==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|oc|letters|lowercase|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|oc|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/oc}}
==Okanagan==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|oka|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|oka|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/oka}}
==Paraguayan Guaraní==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gug|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gug|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gug}}
==Plautdietsch==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|pdt|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|pdt|letter|1|a}}
====Usage notes====
Plautdietsch has no standard orthography but this is by far the most widely used alphabet.
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/pdt}}
==Polish==
===Etymology===
{{pl-ety-letter}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|pl|/a/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|pl|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|pl|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/pl}}
==Portuguese==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|pt|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|pt|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/pt/simple}}
===Noun===
{{head-lite|pt|nouns|g=m|plural|As|cat2=irregular nouns}}
# {{alternative form of|pt|á}}
==Q'eqchi==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kek|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kek|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kek}}
==Rohingya==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|rhg|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|rhg|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/rhg}}
==Romani==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|rom|/a/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|rom|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|rom|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/rom}}
==Romanian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|ro|/a/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ro|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ro|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ro/simple}}
==Ronga==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|rng|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|rng|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/rng}}
==Rotokas==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|roo|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|roo|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/roo}}
==Rotuman==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|rtm|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|rtm|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/rtm}}
==Saafi-Saafi==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sav|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sav|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sav}}
==Saanich==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|str|/e/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|str|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|str|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/str}}
==Samoan==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sm|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sm|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sm}}
==Samogitian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sgs|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sgs|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sgs}}
==Sango==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sg|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sg|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sg}}
==Scots==
===Etymology 1===
====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA-lite|sco|/ɑː/|/ɔː/}}
* {{a|Northern|Insular}} {{IPA-lite|sco|/aː/}}
====Letter====
{{head-lite|sco|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sco|letter|1|aw}}
=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/sco/simple}}
===Etymology 2===
From {{inh-lite|sco|enm|a}}, an unstressed form of {{m-lite|enm|I}}, itself a reduced form of {{m-lite|enm|ik}}, {{m-lite|enm|ic}}, from {{inh-lite|sco|ang|sc=Latinx|ic}}, from {{inh-lite|sco|gmw-pro|sc=Latinx|*ik}}, from {{inh-lite|sco|gem-pro|sc=Latinx|*ek||pos=pronoun|I}}, from {{inh-lite|sco|ine-pro|sc=Latinx|*éǵh₂}}.
====Pronunciation====
* {{a|stressed}} {{IPA-lite|sco|/ɑː/|/ɑɪ/}}
** {{a|Dundee}} {{IPA-lite|sco|/ɛː/}} {{q|sometimes spelled {{m|sco|Eh}}}}
* {{a|unstressed}} {{IPA-lite|sco|/ə/}}
====Pronoun====
{{head|sco|pronoun|first person singular||objective|me|possessive|ma|possessive pronoun|mines|reflexive|masel|emphatic|I}}
# [[I]]
#: {{syn|sco|I|ik}}
====See also====
{{Scots personal pronouns}}
====References====
* {{R:DSL|pos=indef. art}}
==Scottish Gaelic==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|gd|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|gd|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/gd}}
==Serbo-Croatian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sh|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sh|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sh}}
==Serer==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|srr|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|srr|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/srr}}
==Seri==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sei|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sei|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sei}}
==Shilluk==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|shk|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|shk|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/shk}}
==Shona==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sn|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sn|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sn}}
==Silesian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|szl|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|szl|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/szl}}
==Skolt Sami==
===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|sms|/ɑ/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sms|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sms|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sms}}
==Slovak==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sk|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sk|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sk}}
===Further reading===
* {{R:sk:SDK}}
==Slovene==
{{wikipedia|lang=sl}}
===Etymology===
From Gay's Latin alphabet {{m-lite|sh|A}}, from {{der-lite|mul|cs|-}} alphabet {{m-lite|cs|A}}, from the {{der-lite|mul|ett|-}} letter {{m-lite|ett|sc=Ital|�||tr=a}}, from the {{der-lite|mul|grc|-}} letter {{m-lite|grc|sc=polytonic|Α||tr=A|alpha}}, derived from the {{der-lite|mul|phn|-}} letter {{m-lite|phn|sc=Phnx|𐤀||tr=ʾ|[[aleph]]}}, from the {{der-lite|mul|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m-lite|egy|sc=Egyp|𓃾}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme|tonal variety}}: {{IPA|sl|/áː/|/àː/|/ʌ́/|/a/|[â]|[ǎ]}}
* {{qualifier|phoneme|non-tonal variety}}: {{sl-IPA|aː|a}}
* {{qualifier|letter name}}: {{sl-IPA|ā}}
* {{audio|sl|Sl-nt-á.ogg|Audio (letter name, non-tonal)}}
* {{rhymes|sl|aː}}
* {{homophones|sl|a}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sl|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sl|letter|1}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sl|langname=Resian|letter|1}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sl|langname=Natisone Valley dialect|letter|1}}
===Noun===
{{sl-noun|Ā|m-in}}
# {{n-g-lite|The name of the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]] letter '''''[[A]]''''' / '''''a'''''.}}
====Inflection====
* Overall more common
{{sl-decl-noun-m|Ā|Ā-j}}
* More common when with a definite adjective
{{sl-decl-noun-table2|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|Ā|title=Masculine inan., no endings}}
====Derived terms====
{{der4|sl|od A do Ž|ena A|od A do B|Á|Ä}}
===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/sl/simple}}
* {{l-lite|sl|Ä}}
* {{l-lite|sl|A|Á}}
===Further reading===
* {{R:sl:Fran}}
==Somali==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|so|/æ/|/ɑ/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA-lite|so|/ʔæ/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|so|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|so|letter|23|a}}
====Usage notes====
* The twenty-third letter of the [[Somali]] alphabet, which follows [[Arabic]] [[abjad]] order. It is preceded by [[Y]] and followed by [[E]].
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/so}}
==Southern Sami==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sma|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sma|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sma}}
==Spanish==
===Etymology 1===
====Letter====
{{head-lite|es|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|es|letter|1}}
=====See also=====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/es}}
===Etymology 2===
{{abbreviation of|es|alfil}}
====Noun====
{{es-noun|m|-}}
# {{lb|es|chess}} [[bishop]]
#* {{quote-book|en|title=EL AJEDREZ. Aprender y progresar|page=24|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=glYPGL_VffsC&pg=PA24|author=Anatoly Karpov|year=1997|passage=19. '''A'''c4xd5, '''A'''b7xd5}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Ajedrez a la ciega|page=87|author=Benito López Esnaola|year=1998|passage=Tae1, '''A'''e6;|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=owDIVtASvAsC&pg=PA87}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|work=Iniciación al ajedrez|title=Los Errores en la Apertura. Las celadas.|volume=59|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=6BANkSIOrIUC&pg=PA79|page=79|author=Antonio Lopez Manzano, Joan Segura Vila|year=2006|passage=Veamos un ejemplo: 1. e4, e5; 2. Cf3, Cc6; 3. '''A'''c4, Cd4?}}
==Squamish==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|squ|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|squ|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/squ}}
==Swedish==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|sv|letters|name|a|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|sv|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/sv}}
===Symbol===
{{head-lite|sv|symbols}}
# {{lb|sv|SAB}} [[books]] and [[libraries]]
#:{{meronyms|sv|Aa|Ab|Ac|Ad|Ae|Af}}
# {{lb|sv|zoning|dated}} {{m-lite|sv|allmänt ändamål||public purpose}}; all operations with a [[public body]] as [[principal]]
#:{{holo|sv|detaljplan}}
===Adjective===
{{head-lite|sv|adjectives}}
# indication of being of a higher rank, successful
#:{{ant|sv|B}}
====Derived terms====
* {{m-lite|sv|A-aktie||class A share}}
* {{m-lite|sv|A-lag||A team}}
===Noun===
{{head-lite|sv|nouns}}
# {{lb|sv|2011–}} the highest grade in the current grade system
#:{{coord|sv|A|B|C|D|E}}
# {{lb|sv|1897–1962}} the highest grade in the older grade system
#:{{syn|sv|stora A|berömligt}}
#:{{coord|sv|A|a|AB|Ba|B|BC|B?|C}}
# {{lb|sv|1820–1897}} the highest grade in the oldest grade system
#:{{syn|sv|berömlig insikt}}
#:{{coord|sv|A|B|C|D}}
==Tagalog==
===Etymology===
From {{bor-lite|tl|es|A}}. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by {{der-lite|tl|en|A}}.
* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by [[Baybayin]] character {{m-lite|tl|ᜀ|sc=Tglg|tr=a}}.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from {{der-lite|tl|es|A}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{hyph-lite|tl|A}} <!-- {{hyph|tl|A}} -->
* {{sense-lite|letter name|Filipino alphabet}} {{IPA-lite|tl|/ˈʔej/|[ˈʔɛɪ̯]}} <!-- {{tl-IPA}} -->
* {{sense-lite|letter name|Abakada alphabet|Abecedario}} {{IPA-lite|tl|/ˈʔa/|[ˈʔɐ]}} <!-- {{tl-IPA}} -->
* {{sense-lite|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|tl|/a/|[ɐ]}} <!-- {{tl-IPA}} -->
* {{rhymes-lite|tl|a|ej|s=1}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tl|letters|upper case||lower case|a|Baybayin spelling|ᜁᜌ᜔|f3sc=Tglg|cat2=terms with Baybayin script}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tl|letter|1|ey|alphabet name={{w|Filipino alphabet}}}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tl|letters|upper case||lower case|a|Baybayin spelling|ᜀ|f3sc=Tglg|cat2=terms with Baybayin script}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tl|letter|1|a|alphabet name={{w|Abakada alphabet}}}}
# {{lb|tl|historical}} {{Latn-def-lite|tl|letter|1|a|alphabet name={{w|Filipino orthography#Adoption of the Latin script|Abecedario}}}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tl/simple}}
==Tahitian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ty|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ty|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ty}}
==Tatar==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tt|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{n-g-lite|the 1st letter of [[w:Yañalif|Jaꞑalif]]}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/tt}}
==Tetum==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tet|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tet|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/tet}}
==Tigon Mbembe==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|nza|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|nza|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/nza}}
==Tlingit==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tli|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tli|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/tli}}
==Tongan==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|to|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|to|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/to}}
==Tonkawa==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tqw|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tqw|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/tqw}}
==Tuareg==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tmh|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tmh|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/tmh}}
==Tundra Nenets==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|yrk|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|yrk|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/yrk}}
==Tunisian Arabic==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|aeb|letters|sc=Latn}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|aeb|letter|2}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/aeb}}
==Turkish==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tr|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tr|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tr/simple}}
==Turkmen==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|tk|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|tk|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/tk}}
==Tyap==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|kcg|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|kcg|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/kcg}}
==Ubykh==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|uby|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|uby|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/uby}}
==Udihe==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ude|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ude|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ude}}
==Upper Sorbian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|hsb|letters|lower case|a|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|hsb|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/hsb}}
==Uzbek==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|uz|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|uz|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/uz}}
==Venda==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ve|letters|upper case|A}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ve|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ve}}
==Veps==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|vep|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|vep|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/vep}}
==Vietnamese==
===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|vi|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|vi|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/vi}}
===Interjection===
{{head-lite|vi|interjections|head=A!}}
# [[hah]]!
==Vilamovian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|wym|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|wym|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/wym}}
==Volapük==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|vo|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|vo|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/vo}}
==Võro==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|vro|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|vro|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/vro}}
==Votic==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|vot|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|vot|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/vot}}
==Wakhi==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|wbl|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|wbl|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/wbl}}
==Walloon==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|wa|/a/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|wa|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|wa|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/wa}}
==Welsh==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|cy|/aː/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|cy|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|cy|letter|1|a}} ''It is followed by {{l-lite|cy|B}}.''
===See also===
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/cy}}
===Mutation===
* A cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take {{l-lite|en|h-prothesis}}, for example with the word {{m-lite|cy|afal||apple}}:
{{cy-mut|afal}}
===Further reading===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}
==West Frisian==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|fy|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|fy|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/fy}}
==Winnebago==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|win|letters|lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|win|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/win}}
==Xârâcùù==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA-lite|ane|/ɑ/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|ane|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|ane|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/ane}}
==Xhosa==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|xh|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|xh|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/xh}}
==Yámana==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|yag|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|yag|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/yag}}
==Yele==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|yle|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|yle|letter|2}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/yle}}
==Yoruba==
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA-lite|yo|/a/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA-lite|yo|/á/}}
===Letter===
{{head-lite|yo|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|yo|letter|1|á}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/yo}}
==Zarma==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|dje|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|dje|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/dje}}
==Zazaki==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|zza|letters}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|zza|letter|1|a}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/zza}}
==Zulu==
===Letter===
{{head-lite|zu|letters|upper case||lower case|a}}
# {{Latn-def-lite|zu|letter|1}}
====See also====
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/zu}}