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á

See also:Á,á-,-á,andAppendix:Variations of "a"
áU+00E1,á
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE
Composition:a[U+0061]+◌́[U+0301]
←à
[U+00E0] 		Latin-1 Supplement â→
[U+00E2]
Languages (21)
Czech•Faroese•Galician•Ghomala'•Hokkien•Hungarian•Icelandic•Irish•Mandarin•Old Galician-Portuguese•Old Irish•Old Norse•Parauk•Portuguese•Rawang•Slovene•Spanish•Tày•Tlingit•Vietnamese•Welsh
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Czech

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Letter

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á(lower case,upper caseÁ)

  1. the second letter of the Czech and Slovak alphabet, afteraand beforeb

Faroese

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Dalsá í Gásadali

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Long Old Norse/a/.Often written asāor normalizedáor evenaa,compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegianå.[2]

Noun

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á(upper caseÁ)

  1. The secondletterof the Faroesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Etymology 2

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FromOld Norseá(“river”),Svabo:Aa,[3]fromProto-Germanic*ahwō,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ekʷeh₂(“water”).

Noun

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áf(genitive singularáar,pluraláir)

  1. brook,stream,river
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  • (poetry):áirrennavakrarhar―theriversflow beautiful there
  • áirnarstandaásvølgi―theriversstand on deep water(= it's raining a lot) (compareáarføri)
  • umáiroggjáir―overriversand gorges(= to travel a long way)
  • farayvirumá(nna)eftirvatni―go overthe riverin order to get water(= to look for unnecessary struggle)
  • taðgekksumeftiránni―it went like after theriver(= it was very easy)
  • ganga/faraíáir―go tothe riverin order to fish trouts[3](described inFøroysk orðabók1998 as local usage in the island ofVágarabout fishing trouts in a lake[4])
Declension
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Declension ofá
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
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Etymology 3

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FromOld Norseá(“on, onto, in, at”).[5]

Preposition

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á

[withaccusative]

  1. on,onto,to,near,beside
  2. (fjords, bays, harbours)to

[withdative]

  1. on,in,at
  2. (place names)in
  3. (fjords, bays, harbours)at, in
  4. (seafaring and fishery)at
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The 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 Germanauf:

Governing accusative
with fjords, bays, harbours
  • skipiðkomáVestmanna―the ship cametoVestmanna
  • skipið komáHavnina―the ship cametoTórshavn
Governing dative
  • bókinligguráborðinum―the book isonthe table
  • hann er umborðáskipinum―he isaboardthe ship
  • taðstendurátalvuni―this standsonthe blackboard
  • veraáfjalli―to beinthe mountains(in order to roundup the sheep[5])
Place names(antonym:av)
with fjords, bays, harbours
  • skipið lááHavnini―the ship laysinTórshavn
with seafaring and fishery

Etymology 4

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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á!

  1. oh!
  2. animal sound of the puffin (lundi)
    lundinsigurá á á
    the puffin says "oh oh oh"

Etymology 5

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FromOld Norse[Term?].

Verb

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á

  1. archaicthird-personpresentofeiga

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  1. ^V. U. Hammershaimb:Færøsk Anthologi.Copenhagen 1891, 3rd edition Tórshavn 1991 (volume 2, page 2, entryá1, 2)
  2. ^Vibeke Sandersen: „Om bogstavet å“inNyt fra Sprognævnet2002/3 September.
  3. ↑3.03.1Aa1in:Jens Christian Svabo:Dictionarium Færoense: Færøsk-dansk-latinsk ordbog.(ed. Christian Matras after manuscripts from late 18th century). Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1966. (p. 1)
  4. ^Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.:Føroysk orðabók.Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (Entryá2)
  5. ↑5.05.15.2aa2in:Jens Christian Svabo:Dictionarium Færoense: Færøsk-dansk-latinsk ordbog.(ed. Christian Matras after manuscripts from late 18th century). Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1966. (p. 1f.)

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From contraction of prepositiona(“to, towards”)+ feminine definite articlea(“the”).

Pronunciation

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Contraction

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áf(masculineao,masculine pluralaos,feminine pluralás)

  1. tothe,towardsthe

Etymology 2

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FromOld Galician-Portugueseaa(13th century,Cantigas de Santa Maria), fromLatinala.ComparePortugueseá.Doubletofala.

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Noun

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áf(pluralás)

  1. wing
    • c1350,K. M. Parker (ed.),Historia Troyana.Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 30:
      etasde leychuza
      andwingsof an owl
    • 1697,Juan Antonio Torrado,Fala o corvo:
      Fala o corbo, escoyten todos:
      Eu veño conasasnegras
      Cortando os ventos de longe
      Para chegar à estas festas.
      The raven speaks, listen everyone:
      "I come with blackwings
      Cutting the winds from afar
      To arrive to these feasts "
    Synonym:ala
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Ghomala'

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Particle

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á

  1. Ends ayes/no question.
    Ǒ yɔ́á.
    Did you see?
  2. Ends a negative clause.
    E tə̂ghɔmá.
    She doesn't speak.

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  • Erika Eichholzer et al., editors (2002),Dictionnaire Ghomala’(in French)

Hokkien

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions ofá– seeTử( “suffix or interfix”).
(This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jīform ofTử).

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions ofá– seeDo( “still;yet”).
(This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jīform ofDo).

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Interjection

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á

  1. oh,ah(expression of surprise)
    Á,már itt is vagy?―Oh,are you here already?
  2. 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

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Letter

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á(lower case,upper caseÁ)

  1. The secondletterof the Hungarianalphabet,calledáand written in theLatin script.
Declension
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Inflection (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 formsofá
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
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See also

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Further reading

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  • (interjection):áinBárczi, GézaandLászló 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):áinBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN
  • áinNóra Ittzés, editor,A magyar nyelv nagyszótára(Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó,2006–2031(work in progress; publisheda–ezas of 2024).

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Letter

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á(upper caseÁ)

  1. The secondletterof the Icelandicalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Noun

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á?

  1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterÁ/á.

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Etymology 2

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FromOld Norseá(“river”),fromProto-Germanic*ahwō,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ekʷeh₂(“water”).CompareDanishå,Norwegianå,Swedishå.

Noun

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áf(genitive singularár,nominative pluralár)

  1. river
    Synonyms:fljót,elfur,elfa
Declension
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Declension ofá
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative á áin ár árnar
accusative á ána ár árnar
dative á ánni ám ánum
genitive ár árinnar áa ánna

Etymology 3

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Inflection ofá.

Noun

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áf

  1. indefiniteaccusativesingularofá
  2. indefinitedativesingularofá

Etymology 4

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Inflection ofær.

Noun

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áf

  1. indefiniteaccusativesingularofær
  2. indefinitedativesingularofær

Etymology 5

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Conjugation ofeiga.

Verb

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á

  1. first-personsingularpresentindicativeofeigaIown.
  2. third-personsingularpresentindicativeofeigaHeowns.

Etymology 6

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(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.Particularly: “perhaps onomatopoeic?” )

Interjection

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á!

  1. ow!ouch!
    Synonyms:ái,áts,æ
    Á!Þettavarvont!
    Ouch!That hurt!

Etymology 7

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FromOld Norseá,fromProto-Norseᚨᚾ(an),fromProto-Germanic*ana.

Preposition

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á

  1. (with dative,with accusative)on
    Hvar erulyklarnir?- Þeir eruáborðinu.
    Where are the keys? - They areonthe table.
  2. (with dative,with accusative)in
    ÉgbýáÍslandi.
    I liveinIceland.
    Hvaðheitirþettaáíslensku?
    What’s this calledinIcelandic?
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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Fromdhá,lenited variant ofdá.

Pronoun

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á(triggerslenitionin the masculine singular,h-prothesisin the feminine singular, andeclipsisin the plural)

  1. him,her,it,them(used before the verbal noun in the progressive to indicate a third person direct object)
    Táimábhualadh.―I am hitting him.
    Táimáól.
    I am drinking it(referring to a masculine noun, e.g.bainne(“milk”)).
    Táimábualadh.―I am hitting her.
    Táimáhól.
    I am drinking it(referring to a feminine noun, e.g.bláthach(“buttermilk”)).
    Táimámbualadh.―I am hitting them.
    Táimán-ól.―I am drinking them.
  2. used as a quasi-reflexive pronoun in a sentence with passive semantics
    Tá an buachaillábhualadh.
    The boy is being hit(literally ‘The boy is at his hitting’).
    Tá an chlochátógáil ag Séamas.
    The stone is being lifted by Séamas(literally ‘The stone is at its lifting by Séamas’).
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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á!

  1. ah!

Etymology 3

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FromLatinā.

Letter

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á(upper caseÁ)

  1. The letterawith anacute accent,calledáfada(literally“long a”).

Noun

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á

  1. The name of theLatin-scriptlettera/A.

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Further reading

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Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Romanization

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á(a2,Zhuyinㄚˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyinreading ofA
  2. Hanyu Pinyinreading ofSá
  3. Hanyu Pinyinreading of𭉿

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinillaf(“that”).

Pronunciation

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Article

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áf

  1. femininesingularofo

Descendants

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  • Fala:a
  • Galician:a
  • Portuguese:a

Old Irish

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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á(3rd person possessive)(triggerslenitionin the masculine and neuter singular, an unwritten prothetic /h/ in the feminine singular, andeclipsisin the plural)

  1. Alternative form ofa(“his, her, its, their”)
    • c.800–825,Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published inThesaurus 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·genataráthimthirthidi.
      Blessed are his servants.
    • c.800–825,Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published inThesaurus 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 hesiápectha.
      Every common advantage that had been in them for doing evil has perished for their sin.

Etymology 2

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Particle

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á(triggerslenition)

  1. Alternative form ofa(“O”)
    • c.800–825,Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published inThesaurus 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,ámaccu
      when he says, "Come, O sons"

Etymology 3

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FromProto-Indo-European*h₁óh₃s.

Noun

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á(gender unknown)[1]

  1. mouth

Etymology 4

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FromProto-Celtic*yās,fromProto-Indo-European*yeh₂-(“to go”).[2][3]

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án(genitive unattested)[4]

  1. cart,chariot
    • c.800–825,Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published inThesaurus 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
      dunaibaaib
      to thechariots
Inflection
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Neuter 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:
  • H= triggers aspiration
  • L= triggers lenition
  • N= triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
á
(pronounced with/h/inh-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-á
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 á”,ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^Watkins, Calvert (1978) “Varia III”, inÉriu‎[1],volume29,Royal Irish Academy,→ISSN,→JSTOR,retrievedJuly 20, 2022,pages155–165
  3. ^Matasović, Ranko(2009) “*yās”, inEtymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic(Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden:Brill,→ISBN,page434
  4. ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 á”,ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Norse

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á

Etymology 1

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FromProto-Germanic*ahwō(“water, stream”),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ekʷeh₂(“water”).Cognate withOld Englishēa,Old Frisianā,ē,Old Saxonaha,Old High Germanaha,Gothic𐌰𐍈𐌰(aƕa).

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Noun

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áf(genitiveár,pluralár)

  1. river,creek
    • Ásmundar saga kappabana,chapter 9:
      Síðan óc hann upp meðánniRín til móz við Ásmund.
      Then [Hildibrandr] went up alongthe riverRhine to meet Ásmundr.
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Declension ofá(strongō-stem,arandir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative á áin ár,áir árnar,áirnar
accusative á ána ár,áir árnar,áirnar
dative á ánni ám ánum
genitive ár árinnar á ánna
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic:á
  • Faroese:á
  • Norwegian Nynorsk:å
  • Old Swedish:ā
    • Swedish:å
  • Old Danish:ā
    • Danish:å
      • Norwegian Bokmål:å
  • →Middle English:aa

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Germanic*awiz,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ówis.

Noun

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áf(genitiveár,pluralár)

  1. Alternative form ofær
Declension
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Declension ofá(strongō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative á áin ár árnar
accusative á ána ár árnar
dative á ánni ám ánum
genitive ár árinnar á ánna

Etymology 3

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FromProto-Norseᚨᚾ(an),fromProto-Germanic*ana(“on, onto”).Cognate withOld Englishon,Old Frisianon,Old Saxonana,an,Old Dutchana,an,in,Old High Germanana,an,Gothic𐌰𐌽𐌰(ana).

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Preposition

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á [withdative]

  2. on
    Þeir eruáhólmi.
    They areonan island.
  3. in
    EkbýáIslandi.
    I liveinIceland.
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In most descendant languages, this preposition was replaced by reflexes ofupp á.

  • Icelandic:á
  • Faroese:á
  • Norwegian Nynorsk:å(dialectal)
  • Elfdalian:ą̊
  • Old Swedish:ā
    • Swedish:å,a(dialectal)
  • Old Danish:ā
    • Danish:å(dialectal)

Etymology 4

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Probably related toOld Norseæ(“always”)

Adverb

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á(notcomparable)

  1. always

Etymology 5

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An imitation of a cry of pain.

Interjection

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á

  1. ow!ouch!
Descendants
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  • Icelandic:á

Etymology 6

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

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á

  1. inflection ofái:
    1. obliquesingular
    2. accusativeplural
    3. genitiveplural
  2. inflection ofær:
    1. accusativesingular
    2. dativesingular
    3. genitiveplural

Verb

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á

  1. inflection ofeiga:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. third-personsingularpresentindicative

References

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  • áinA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic,G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, atInternet Archive.
  • áinA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic,G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, atInternet Archive.

Parauk

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Verb

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á

  1. tonumb.

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromLatinā.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ám(pluralás)

  1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterA/a.
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Etymology 2

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FromOld Galician-Portugueseaa(“wing”),fromLatināla(“wing”).Cognate withGalicianá,Spanish,Catalan,Italian,andOccitanala,FrenchaileandLigurianâa.Doubletofala,which was a borrowing.

Noun

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áf(pluralás)

  1. (archaic,usually in theplural)wing
    Synonyms:asa,ala

Etymology 3

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Contraction

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áfsg

  1. Pre-reform spelling(until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1945) ofà.

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  • “aa”inDicionario de dicionarios do galego medieval.

Rawang

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Interjection

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á

  1. 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

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á

  1. open mouth.
    Ló nònggøp èáshì.
    Well, open up your mouth..

Particle

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á

  1. vocative particle suffixed to the name of the person hailed.

Slovene

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Etymology 1

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Letterawith acute (◌́) to signify long vowel.

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  • (phoneme):IPA(key):/áː/,/àː/
  • (letter name):IPA(key):/dɔ́ːʋɡi àː/,/dɔ́ːʋɡi áː/,dolgi a
  • Rhymes:-aː

Letter

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á(lower case,upper caseÁ)

  1. Additional letter, used in some words to denote the long stress on a.

Symbol

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á

  1. (non-tonal SNPT)Phonetictranscriptionof sound[aː].

Etymology 2

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Letterawith acute (◌́) to signify long low-pitched vowel.

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  • (phoneme):IPA(key):/àː/,[ǎː]
  • (letter name,tonal transcription):IPA(key):/akutíːrani àː/,/akutíːrani áː/,akutirani a
  • Rhymes:-aː

Symbol

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á

  1. (tonal SNPT)Phonetictranscriptionof sound[àː].
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Symbol is sometimes used as a letter to denote pitch in a word, but that is mostly limited to foreign or specialized dictionaries.

Etymology 3

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Letterawith acute (◌́) to signify short vowel.

Pronunciation

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  • (Natisone Valley dialect,phoneme):IPA(key):/ˈa/

Letter

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á(lower case,usually not in upper case)

  1. (Natisone Valley dialect)Additional letter, used in some words to denote the short stress on a.

Etymology 4

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Letterawith acute´to signify stress.

Pronunciation

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Letter

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á(lower case,upper caseÁ)

  1. (Resian)Additional letter, used in some words to denote the stress on a.

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Spanish

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Preposition

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á

  1. Obsoletespelling ofa.

Tày

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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á(A)

  1. older sister
    pi̱á―(polite)elder sister
    pi̱ nhìnhá―(polite)eldest sister

Etymology 2

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Particle

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á

  1. Question particle.
    Nắm pây nauá?―You're not coming?
    Hết đảy míá?―Can you do it?

Etymology 3

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Particle

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á

  1. already
    đảyá―alright

Etymology 4

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Noun

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á

  1. melastoma
    Mạyáoóc bjoóc le̱ đăm nà.
    When the melastoma blooms, we replant the rice.

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References

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  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006)Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt(in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
  • Lương Bèn (2011)Từ điển Tày-Việt‎[2][3](in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
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Tlingit

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á(upper caseÁ)

  1. Aletterof the Tlingitalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Etymology 1

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(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Letter

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á(lower case,upper caseÁ)

  1. The letterawith theacute accent.

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Noun

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á

  1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterĂ/ă.

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnameseword fromÁ(“sub-”)

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á

  1. 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.
  2. semi-;demi-
    á kim―a metalloid
    á thần―a demigod

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Interjection

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á

  1. An expression of suddenpainor uttered undershock.

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á(upper caseÁ)

  1. The letter A, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.
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