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Letter
а (upper case А)
- A letter of the Cyrillic script, called a.
Letter
а (upper case А)
- A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called az or azu.
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- Regular.
- Italics.
- Handwritten.
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
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а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә
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Etymology 1
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- ӏа (ʼa)
Pronunciation
Determiner
а • (a)
- that, Calling article (o)
- а бэнанэ ― a bɛnanɛ ― that banana
- а пшъашъэ ― a pŝaŝɛ ― that girl
- а кӏалэм еӏуэ ― a kʼalɛm jeʼwɛ ― that boy is saying
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Letter
а (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
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Letter
а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Pronunciation
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *a (“and, but”)
Conjunction
а • (a)
Particle
а • (a)
Etymology 3
Interjection
а • (a)
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Particle
а • (a)
- used in orders for emphasis: let’s, just
- А върви де!
- A vǎrvi de!
- Come on, go ahead!
- А да идем на кино.
- A da idem na kino.
- Let’s go to the pictures.
- А удари ме, ако смееш.
- A udari me, ako smeeš.
- Just you hit me, if you dare.
- Кажи де, а кажи!
- Kaži de, a kaži!
- Speak up, do!
- just, about to, on the point of, almost
- разперила криле, а-а да хвръкне
- razperila krile, a-a da hvrǎkne
- with wings spread out, about to fly off
Interjection
а • (a)
- used to express surprise or wonder: ah, oh, ha, why
- А, ето къде си бил!
- A, eto kǎde si bil!
- Ah, there you are!
- А, значи ти хареса.
- A, znači ti haresa.
- Oh, so you liked it.
- А! Не те видях.
- A! Ne te vidjah.
- Oh! I didn't see you there.
- А, Джейн, ти ли си!
- A, Džejn, ti li si!
- Why Jane, it's you!
- used to express pleasure, relief: ah
- А, пролетните цветя.
- A, proletnite cvetja.
- Ah, the flowers of spring.
- А, спомням си старите времена.
- A, spomnjam si starite vremena.
- Ah, I remember the good old days.
- used when you are not certain about something and you would like confirmation: eh, well, right, or translated with a tag question
- Хареса ти, а?
- Haresa ti, a?
- So, you liked it, eh/did you?
- Утре заминаваш, а?
- Utre zaminavaš, a?
- You're leaving tomorrow, right?
- (colloquial) used to indicate that one did not hear what was said: eh, huh
- ‘Не съм гладен.’ ‘А?’ ‘Казах, че не съм гладен.’
- ‘Ne sǎm gladen.’ ‘A?’ ‘Kazah, če ne sǎm gladen.’
- ‘I'm not hungry.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I'm not hungry.’
- А? Какво каза?
- A? Kakvo kaza?
- Huh? What did you say?
- used to express understanding, recognition, or realization: oh
- А, значи така работело.
- A, znači taka rabotelo.
- Oh, so that's how it works.
- А, сега ми дойде наум!
- A, sega mi dojde naum!
- Oh, I’ve just thought of it.
- А, да, сетих се!
- A, da, setih se!
- Oh, yes, I remember.
- used to express displeasure, objection
- Изпуснал влака … ама работа, а!
- Izpusnal vlaka … ama rabota, a!
- So he missed the train … what a damned nuisance!
- А, той ще ми каже!
- A, toj šte mi kaže!
- He's not the one to tell me!
- Ще ми се плезиш, а!
- Šte mi se pleziš, a!
- Don't stick out your tongue at me!
- used to express criticism or disapproval: now
- А-а, така не може!
- A-a, taka ne može!
- Now, this sort of thing can’t go on/won’t do!
- А, Били, така не се говори на майка си!
- A, Bili, taka ne se govori na majka si!
- Now, Billy, that's no way to talk to your mother!
Etymology 3
From Proto-Slavic *a (“and, but”).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
а • (a)
- used to describe how two facts are different: whereas, while
- Мислехме си, че е арогантна, а всъщност просто беше много срамежлива.
- Mislehme si, če e arogantna, a vsǎštnost prosto beše mnogo sramežliva.
- We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy.
- Той има кафяви очи, а децата му имат зелени очи.
- Toj ima kafjavi oči, a decata mu imat zeleni oči.
- He has brown eyes whereas his children have green eyes.
- Едни се раждат, а други умират.
- Edni se raždat, a drugi umirat.
- Some are born while others die.
- used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that is desired, expected or that you have stated previously: but, yet, rather
- Не музиката не харесвам, а самата банда.
- Ne muzikata ne haresvam, a samata banda.
- It's not the music I don't like but rather the band themselves.
- Тя получи повишението не заради късмет, а с усърдна работа.
- Tja poluči povišenieto ne zaradi kǎsmet, a s usǎrdna rabota.
- She got the promotion not by luck but by hard work.
- Стените не бяха бели, а по-скоро мръсно сиви.
- Stenite ne bjaha beli, a po-skoro mrǎsno sivi.
- The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.
- Той има добра работа, а като че ли никога няма пари.
- Toj ima dobra rabota, a kato če li nikoga njama pari.
- He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money.
- Мислех си, че те познавам, а колко съм грешал.
- Misleh si, če te poznavam, a kolko sǎm grešal.
- I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.
- Видях го вчера, а не днес.
- Vidjah go včera, a ne dnes.
- I saw him yesterday, not today.
- used to start a new sentence or clause that continues or adds to a previous sentence or clause: and
- Минаха години и всичко се промени. А той все още не се завръщаше.
- Minaha godini i vsičko se promeni. A toj vse ošte ne se zavrǎštaše.
- Years passed and everything changed. And he still hadn't come back.
Synonyms
Related terms
- а... а... (a... a...)
Further reading
- Бояджиев, Тодор (1999) “3. Части на речта / 3.8. Съюз”, in Съвременен Български Език (in Bulgarian), София: Издателска къща "Петър Берон", →ISBN, page 357
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 1
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Conjunction
а • (a)
See also
- и (i)
Letter
а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Conjunction
а • (a)
- and, but (used to connect two phrases when there is a contrast between them)
- тиде тылат, а тиде мылам
- tide tylat, a tide mylam
- this is for you, but that is for me
- but, but instead (used in clauses preceded by negated clauses)
- тышке огыл, а тушко
- tyške ogyl, a tuško
- not here, but there
- and, but (introduces supplementary questions)
- а вараже?
- a varaže?
- and then?
Etymology 2
Particle
а • (a)
Etymology 3
Interjection
а • (a)
- oh
- а, умылышым
- a, umylyšym
- oh, I got it, oh, I see
Etymology 4
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “а”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Letter
а (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Hunzib alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (А̄ а̄, Аᵸ аᵸ), А̇ а̇ (А̇̄ а̇̄, А̇ᵸ а̇ᵸ), Б б, В в, Г г, ГЪ гъ, ГЬ гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е (Е̄ е̄, Еᵸ еᵸ), Ә ә (Ә̄ ә̄, Әᵸ әᵸ), Ж ж, З з, И и (Ӣ ӣ, Иᵸ иᵸ), Й й, К к, КЪ къ, КЬ кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, ЛЪ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о (О̄ о̄, Оᵸ оᵸ), П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у (Ӯ ӯ, Уᵸ уᵸ), Х х, ХЪ хъ, ХЬ хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Ы ы (Ы̄ ы̄), Э э (Э̄ э̄, Эᵸ эᵸ)
Etymology 1
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Etymology 2
Conjunction
а • (a)
Letter
а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Interjection
а • (a)
- ah (expression of surprise)
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaχV.
Numeral
а (ā)
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Pronunciation
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.
Usage notes
The pronunciation of the phoneme as /a/ only occurs in Persian loanwords with a front vowel later in the word in some dialects. In most dialects, this is indistinct from /ɑ/.
Noun
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.
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- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
- (Cyrillic-script letter names) буква; а (a), бе (be), ве (ve), ге (ge), де (de), е (ye), ё (yo), же (je), зе (ze), и (i), ий (iy), ка (ka), эл (el), эм (em), эн (en), ың (ıŋ), о (o), ө (ö), пе (pe), эр (er), эс (es), те (te), у (u), ү (ü), эф (ef), ха (ha), це (tse), че (ce), ша (şa), ща (şca), ажыратуу белгиси (ajıratuu belgisi), ы (ı), ичкертүү белгиси (ickertüü belgisi), э (e), ю (yu), я (ya) (Category: ky:Cyrillic letter names)
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Macedonian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *a.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
а • (a)
Interjection
а • (a)
Particle
а • (a)
- what about
- А јас? ― A jas? ― What about me?
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa/
- Syllabification: а (1 syllable)
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.
Noun
а • (a)
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
- (Cyrillic script letter names) үсэг; а (a), бэ (be), вэ (ve), гэ (ge), дэ (de), е (je), ё (jo), жэ (že), зэ (ze), и (i), хагас и (xagas i), ка (ka), эл (el), эм (em), эн (en), о (o), ө (ö), пэ (pe), эр (er), эс (es), тэ (te), у (u), ү (ü), эф (ef), ха (xa), цэ (ce), чэ (če), ша (ša), ща (šča), хатуугийн тэмдэг (xatuugiin temdeg), урт ы (urt y), зөөлний тэмдэг (zöölnii temdeg), э (e), ю (jü), я (ja) (Category: mn:Cyrillic letter names)
Etymology 1
Letter
а (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
а (a)
Letter
а (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 1
Letter
а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)
- A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called азъ (azŭ), and written in the Old Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Old Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е (Є є), Ж ж, Ѕ ѕ (Ꙃ ꙃ), З з (Ꙁ ꙁ), И и, І і (Ї ї), Ꙉ ꙉ, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Оу оу (Ꙋ ꙋ), Ф ф, Х х, Ѡ ѡ (Ѿ ѿ), Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ꙑ ꙑ, Ь ь, Ѣ ѣ, Ꙗ ꙗ, Ѥ ѥ, Ю ю, Ѫ ѫ, Ѭ ѭ, Ѧ ѧ (Ꙙ ꙙ), Ѩ ѩ (Ꙝ ꙝ), Ѯ ѯ, Ѱ ѱ, Ѳ ѳ, Ѵ ѵ, Ҁ ҁ
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *a.
Conjunction
а • (a)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *a. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic а (a) and Old Polish a.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: а
Conjunction
а (a)
Synonyms
- же (že)
Descendants
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “а”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1
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