a.
See also: A. and Appendix:Variations of "a"
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
Abbreviation of Latin artēria (“artery”).
Noun
a. (plural aa.)
English
Noun
a.
- Abbreviation of abbreviation.
- Abbreviation of acceleration (in feet per second).
- Abbreviation of accommodation.[1]
- Abbreviation of account.
- Abbreviation of acre; acres; acreage.
- Abbreviation of acronym.
- Abbreviation of act; acting.
- Abbreviation of activity.
- Abbreviation of adjective.
- Abbreviation of adjutant.
- Abbreviation of adult.
- Abbreviation of afternoon.
- Abbreviation of age.
- Abbreviation of altitude; altitude intercept.
- Abbreviation of alto.
- Abbreviation of amateur.
- Abbreviation of ampere.
- Abbreviation of annealing.
- Abbreviation of anode.[1]
- Abbreviation of answer.
- Abbreviation of anthracite.
- Abbreviation of apprentice.
- Abbreviation of arc.
- Abbreviation of are or ares.
- Abbreviation of area.[1]
- Abbreviation of argent.
- Abbreviation of assist; assists.
- Abbreviation of atmosphere.
- Abbreviation of attendance.
- Abbreviation of audit; auditor.
- Abbreviation of aunt.
- Abbreviation of aviation; aviator.
- Abbreviation of axis.
Derived terms
Adjective
a.
- Abbreviation of absent.
- Abbreviation of absolute.
- Abbreviation of abundant.
- Abbreviation of accepted.
- Abbreviation of accidental.
- Abbreviation of acting.
- Abbreviation of active.
- (linguistics, by extension) Abbreviation of transitive. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- Abbreviation of aerial.
- Abbreviation of alto.
- Abbreviation of amateur.
- Abbreviation of annus (“a year”).
- Abbreviation of anonymous.
- Abbreviation of ante (“before”).
- Abbreviation of anterior.
- Abbreviation of aqua.[1]
- Abbreviation of argent.
- Abbreviation of artery;[1] arterial blood.
- Abbreviation of automatic.
- Abbreviation of available.
Adverb
a.
Preposition
a.
Conjunction
a.
- Abbreviation of also.
References
Further reading
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1
German
Adjective
a. (indeclinable)
- (Switzerland) abbreviation of alt
- a. Bundesrat ― alter Bundesrat
Derived terms
Adverb
a.
Contraction
a.
- abbreviation of am
- Frankfurt a. Main ― Frankfurt am Main
Preposition
a.
- abbreviation of an
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a/, [ä̃]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/, [ä]
Preposition
a. (+ accusative)
- abbreviation of ante
Noun
a. m (indeclinable)
- abbreviation of annus
Derived terms
- a. reg. m (numismatics)
Lithuanian
Noun
a.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈal.bɔ/
- Rhymes: -albɔ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Conjunction
a.
- abbreviation of albo
Further reading
- a. in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- a. in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
Noun
a. m