á

See also: Á, á-, а́, -á, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

á U+00E1, á LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE Composition: a [U+0061] + ◌́ [U+0301] ← à [U+00E0] Latin-1 Supplement â → [U+00E2]

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Asturian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa/ [ˈa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: á

Interjection

á

1. interjection of interpellation, hey

   Synonym: oi

   ¡Á tu, qué faes!

   Hey you! What are you doing?

   Á ne ¿p'au vas?

   Hey, where are you going?

   ¡Á María! ¿vas venir?

   Hey María! Are you coming?

Usage notes

• This interjection is used more frequently than oi, and with just about anyone in any context (while oi is usually more colloquial). It's used more frequently than "hey" in English or "oye" in Spanish.

Preposition

á

1. obsolete spelling of a

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “á”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “á”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Copala Triqui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˦/
• Hyphenation: a⁴

Particle

á

1. Sentence-final exclamative particle; truly, verily

Derived terms

particles

• na̱nj á

References

• Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena; Santillán Merino, Miguel; et al. (2010), Diccionario triqui-español y español triqui: Triqui de San Juan Copala‎^[2] (in Spanish), preliminary version, fourth edition, published August 2022, page 1

Czech

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The second letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, E e, É é, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, Ů ů, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Faroese

Dalsá í Gásadali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔaː]
• Rhymes: -ɔaː

Etymology 1

Long Old Norse /a/. Often written as ā or normalized á or even aa, compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian å.

Noun

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The second letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

Etymology 2

From Old Norse á (“river”), Svabo: Aa, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).

Noun

á f (genitive singular áar, plural áir)

1. brook, stream, river

   áir renna vakrar har ― the rivers flow beautiful there

   áirnar standa á svølgi ― the rivers stand on deep water (= it's raining a lot) (compare áarføri)

   um áir og gjáir ― over rivers and gorges (= to travel a long way)

   fara yvir um á(nna) eftir vatni ― go over the river in order to get water (= to look for unnecessary struggle)

   tað gekk sum eftir ánni ― it went like after the river (= it was very easy)

   ganga / fara í áir ― go to the river in order to fish trouts (described in Føroysk orðabók 1998 as local usage in the island of Vágar about fishing trouts in a lake)

Declension

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

• (brook): løkur

Etymology 3

From Old Norse á (“on, onto, in, at”).

Preposition

á

[with accusative]

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

[with dative]

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

Usage notes

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 German auf:

Governing accusative

• legg bókina á borðið ― place the book on the table
• hann fer umborð á skipið ― he goes aboard the ship
• skriva á talvuna ― to write on the blackboard
• fara á fjall ― to go into the mountains

with fjords, bays, harbours

• skipið kom á Vestmanna ― the ship came to Vestmanna
• skipið kom á Havnina ― the ship came to Tórshavn

Governing dative

• bókin liggur á borðinum ― the book is on the table
• hann er umborð á skipinum ― he is aboard the ship
• tað stendur á talvuni ― this stands on the blackboard
• vera á fjalli ― to be in the mountains (in order to roundup the sheep)

Place names (antonym: av)

• á Eiði ― in Eiði
• á Glyvrum ― in Glyvrar
• á Húsum ― in Húsar
• á Kirkju ― in Kirkja
• á Skála ― in Skáli
• á Velbastað ― in Velbastaður
• á bygd ― in the village (countryside)

with fjords, bays, harbours

• skipið lá á Havnini ― the ship lays in Tórshavn

with seafaring and fishery

• vera á útróðri ― to be fishing (with a rowing boat)

Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

á!

1. oh!
2. animal sound of the puffin (lundi)

   lundin sigur á á á

   the puffin says "oh oh oh"

Etymology 5

From Old Norse [Term?].

Verb

á

1. archaic third-person present of eiga

Galician

Alternative forms

• à (reintegrationist)

Etymology 1

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + feminine definite article a (“the”). Cognate with Sicilian â.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aː]
• Hyphenation: á

Contraction

á f (masculine ao, masculine plural aos, feminine plural ás)

1. to the, towards the

   Co que dito queda que se botou a andar á edá en qu'outros rapaces corren.

   What is said is that he started walking at the age when other boys run.

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese aa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ala. Compare Portuguese á. Doublet of ala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa]

Noun

á f (plural ás)

1. wing
   • c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 30:

     et as de leychuza

     and wings of an owl

   • 1697, Juan Antonio Torrado, Fala o corvo:

     Fala o corbo, escoyten todos:
     Eu veño con asas negras
     Cortando os ventos de longe
     Para chegar à estas festas.

     The raven speaks, listen everyone:
     "I come with black wings
     Cutting the winds from afar
     To arrive to these feasts"

   Synonym: ala

Related terms

• axar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “aa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “á”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “á”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “á”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ghomala'

Particle

á

1. Ends a yes/no question

   Ǒ yɔ́ á. ― Did you see?

2. Ends a negative clause

   E tə̂ ghɔm á. ― She doesn't speak.

3. Evidential topic introducer

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

4. Relative reinforcer

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

5. In-situ focus marker

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Pronoun

á

grammatical form of ǎ

References

• Erika Eichholzer et al., editors (2002), Dictionnaire Ghomala’ (in French)
• Mkounga Tala Teku Blaise (2015), The Structure of the left periphery in Ghɔmáláʼ

Hokkien

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of á – see 仔 (“suffix or interfix”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 仔).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of á – see 猶 (“still; yet”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 猶).

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaː]
• Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Interjection

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

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The second letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.

Declension

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 forms of á

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	á-m	á-im
2nd person sing.	á-d	á-id
3rd person sing.	á-ja	á-i
1st person plural	á-nk	á-ink
2nd person plural	á-tok	á-itok
3rd person plural	á-juk	á-ik

Derived terms

• aki á-t mond, mondjon b-t is
• á-tól z-ig, ától zéig
• ától cettig

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Further reading

• (interjection): á in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (sound and letter): á in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• á in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈauː] (all except the preposition; stressed)
• IPA^(key): [au] (preposition; unstressed)
• Rhymes: -auː

Etymology 1

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The second letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

á n (genitive singular ás, nominative plural á)

1. The name of the Latin script letter Á/á.

Declension

Declension of á (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	á	áið	á	áin
accusative	á	áið	á	áin
dative	ái	áinu	áum	áunum
genitive	ás	ásins	áa	áanna

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Etymology 2

From Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ (an), from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Preposition

á [with dative or accusative]

1. on

   Hvar eru lyklarnir? - Þeir eru á borðinu.

   Where are the keys? - They are on the table.

2. in

   Ég bý á Íslandi.

   I live in Iceland.

   Hvað heitir þetta á íslensku?

   What’s this called in Icelandic?

Derived terms

• á eftir
• á fjórum fótum
• á næstu grösum
• bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
• bíta á jaxlinn
• draga á tálar
• færa sönnur á
• hafa nóg á sinni könnu
• heill á húfi
• hlaupa á glæ
• hæla á hvert reipi
• kasta á glæ
• káfa á
• kyssa á hönd
• kýla á
• leggja á
• leggja á minnið
• leita á
• líta á
• líta á með vanþóknun
• líta niður á
• líta snöggvast á
• lítast á
• minnast á
• peningar vaxa ekki á trjám
• skella á
• spila á
• standa eins og stafur á bók
• stara eins og naut á nývirki
• súpa á
• togast á um
• vel á minnst
• vera á bandi

Etymology 3

From Old Norse á (“river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Compare Danish å, Norwegian å, Swedish å.

Noun

á f (genitive singular ár, nominative plural ár)

1. river

   Synonyms: fljót, elfur, elfa

Declension

Declension of á (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	áa	ánna

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “perhaps onomatopoeic?”)

Interjection

á!

1. ow! ouch!

   Synonyms: ái, áts, æ

   Á! Þetta var vont!

   Ouch! That hurt!

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

á

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of eiga

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

á f

1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of ær (“ewe”)

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː/

Etymology 1

From dhá, lenited variant of dá.

Pronoun

á (triggers lenition in the masculine singular, h-prothesis in the feminine singular, and eclipsis in the plural)

1. him, her, it, them (used before the verbal noun in the progressive to indicate a third person direct object)

   Táim á bhualadh. ― I am hitting him.

   Táim á ól.

   I am drinking it (referring to a masculine noun, e.g. bainne (“milk”)).

   Táim á bualadh. ― I am hitting her.

   Táim á hól.

   I am drinking it (referring to a feminine noun, e.g. bláthach (“buttermilk”)).

   Táim á mbualadh. ― I am hitting them.

   Táim á n-ól. ― I am drinking them.

2. used as a quasi-reflexive pronoun in a sentence with passive semantics

   Tá an buachaill á bhualadh.

   The boy is being hit (literally ‘The boy is at his hitting’).

   Tá an chloch á tógáil ag Séamas.

   The stone is being lifted by Séamas (literally ‘The stone is at its lifting by Séamas’).

Alternative forms

• agá, ’gá, ’ghá (obsolete)

Related terms

• a
• ag
• do

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

á!

1. ah!

Etymology 3

From Latin ā.

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The letter a with an acute accent, called á fada (literally “long a”).

Noun

á

1. The name of the Latin script letter a/A.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
• (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “á”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “á”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “á”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• a — nonstandard

Romanization

á (a², Zhuyin ㄚˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啊
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗄
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𭉿

Navajo

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. A variant of a representing an /a/ with a high tone (/a˥/)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronoun

á (triggers eclipsis, takes a leniting relative clause using a deuterotonic or absolute verb form)

1. alternative form of a (“that which, what”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

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

1. alternative form of a (“his, her, its, their”)
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 90^b12

     Mad·genatar á thimthirthidi.

     Blessed are his servants.

   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 144^d3

     Nach torbatu coitchenn ro·boí indib fri denum n-uilc at·rubalt tar hesi á pectha.

     Every common advantage that had been in them for doing evil has perished for their sin.

Etymology 3

Particle

á

1. alternative form of a (“O”)
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 53^c11

     in tan as·mbeir, Tait, á maccu

     when he says, "Come, O sons"

Etymology 4

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s.

Noun

á (gender unknown)

1. mouth

Etymology 5

From Proto-Celtic *yās, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to go”).

Noun

á n (genitive unattested)

1. cart, chariot
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 96^c12

     dunaib aaib

     to the chariots

Inflection

Neuter s-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	áN	áN	áL
vocative	áN	áN	áL
accusative	áN	áN	áL
genitive	áL	á	áN
dative	áL	aaib	aaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 6

Preposition

á

1. alternative form of a (“out of”)

Mutation

Mutation of á

radical	lenition	nasalization
á (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	á	n-á

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

á

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂

Proto-Germanic *ahwō

Proto-Norse *ᚨᚺᚹᚢ (*ahwu)

Old Norse á

From Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“water, stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Old English ēa, Old Frisian ā, ē, Old Saxon aha, Old High German aha, Gothic 𐌰𐍈𐌰 (aƕa).

Alternative forms

• ǫ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː/

Noun

á f (genitive ár, plural ár)

1. river, creek
   • Ásmundar saga kappabana, chapter 9:

     Síðan óc hann upp með ánni Rín til móz við Ásmund.

     Then [Hildibrandr] went up along the river Rhine to meet Ásmundr.

Declension

Declension of á (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-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

Derived terms

• Laxárdalr

Descendants

• 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

From Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Noun

á f (genitive ár, plural ár)

1. alternative form of ær

Declension

Declension of á (strong ō-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

From Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ (an), ᚨᚾᚨ (ana), from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with Old English on, Old Frisian on, Old Saxon ana, an, Old Dutch ana, an, in, Old High German ana, an, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana).

Alternative forms

• ᛅ (a), ᚭ (ą), ᚬ (ą), ᚨ (ą) — Runic form

Preposition

á [with dative]

2. on

   Þeir eru á hólmi.

   They are on an island.

3. in

   Ek bý á Íslandi.

   I live in Iceland.

Descendants

In most descendant languages, this preposition was replaced by reflexes of upp á.

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

Etymology 4

Probably related to Old Norse æ (“always”)

Adverb

á (not comparable)

1. always

Etymology 5

An imitation of a cry of pain.

Interjection

á

1. ow! ouch!

Descendants

• Icelandic: á

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

á

1. inflection of ái:
   1. oblique singular
   2. accusative plural
   3. genitive plural
2. inflection of ær:
   1. accusative singular
   2. dative singular
   3. genitive plural

Verb

á

1. inflection of eiga:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person singular present indicative

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “á”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 29; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “á”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 30; also available at the Internet Archive

Parauk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa̤/

Verb

á

1. to numb.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Homophones: à, há, ah, a (Brazil)
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: á

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ā.

Alternative forms

• a, A, Á

Noun

á m (plural ás)

1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

Derived terms

• á-bê-cê
• bê-á-bá

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Latin āla (“wing”). Cognate with Galician á, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, and Occitan ala, French aile and Ligurian âa. Doublet of ala, which was a borrowing.

Noun

á f (plural ás)

1. (archaic, usually in the plural) wing

   Synonyms: asa, ala

Etymology 3

Contraction

á f sg (plural ás)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of à: feminine singular of ao
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Sinha Victoria [Victoria]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎^[3], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 65:

     Se vendesse as gallinhas e a marrã? Infelizmente a excommungada raposa tinha comido a pedrez, a mais gorda. Precisava dar uma licção á raposa. Ia armar o mundeo junto do poleiro e quebrar o espinhaço daquella semvergonha.

     What if she sold the chickens and the young sow? Unfortunately the damned fox had eaten the spotted hen, the plumpest one. She had to teach a lesson to the fox. She was going to set up a trap by the perch and break that rascal's back.

Etymology 4

Preposition

á

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of a; now a common misspelling

Usage notes

More commonly used, in the 20th century, for the contraction than for the preposition.

Etymology 5

From homophone há.

Verb

á

1. misspelling of há

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “aa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Further reading

• “á”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rawang

Interjection

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

á

1. open mouth.

   Ló nònggøp èáshì.

   Well, open up your mouth..

Particle

á

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/, [aː]
• Rhymes: -aː

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The second letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Slovene

Etymology 1

Letter a with acute (◌́) to signify long vowel.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

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

Symbol

á

1. (non-tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [aː].

Etymology 2

Letter a with acute (◌́) to signify long low-pitched vowel.

Pronunciation

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

Symbol

á

1. (tonal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [àː].

Usage notes

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

Letter a with acute (◌́) to signify short vowel.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

á (lower case, usually no upper case, upper case Á)

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

Etymology 4

Letter a with acute ´ to signify stress.

Pronunciation

• (Resian, sound): IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

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

See also

• a
• à
• ȃ
• ā
• ȁ

Spanish

Preposition

á

1. obsolete spelling of a
   • 1907 December 21, El Demócrata Fronterizo. […], 90th year, number 518, Laredo, Tex., →OCLC, page [2], column 1:

     Nuestro amigo D. Pedro Flores, de Ojuelos, Texas, estuvo en esta ciudad á principios de la semana, en tratos con Sta. Claus para que no olvide la Noche Buena á las amistades del Sr. Flores en Ojuelos, pues bien sabe que Sta. Claus, aunque de buena memoria, tiene muchos negocios á que atender, y necesita un tirón de orejas á tiempo, porque no lleve libros.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˦]

Etymology 1

Noun

á (Nôm form 妸)

1. older sister

   pi̱ á ― (polite) elder sister

   pi̱ nhình á ― (polite) eldest sister

Etymology 2

Particle

á

1. Question particle.

   Nắm pây nau á? ― You're not coming?

   Hết đảy mí á? ― Can you do it?

Etymology 3

Particle

á

1. already

   đảy á ― alright

Etymology 4

Noun

á

1. melastoma

   Mạy á oóc bjoóc le̱ đăm nà.

   When the melastoma blooms, we replant the rice.

Synonyms

• nim
• ném

Derived terms

• á bản
• á đông

References

• Hoàng Văn Ma; Lục Văn Pảo; Hoàng Chí (2006), Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
• Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[4][5] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Dương Nhật Thanh; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[6] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910), Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[7] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Tewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ́/ [ʔɑ́]

Noun

á

1. bow

References

• Martinez, Esther (1982), San Juan Pueblo Téwa Dictionary, San Juan Pueblo Bilingual Program, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico: Bishop Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 32

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌ́/

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• Canada:
• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à,  â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
• US:
• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˦˥]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Á

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The letter a with the acute accent.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

Noun

á

1. The name of the Latin script letter Ă/ă.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”)

Prefix

á • (亞, 亜)

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

Romanization

á

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 亞

Derived terms

• á hậu
• á hoá thạch
• á khoa
• á khôi
• á kim
• á nguyên
• á nhiệt đới
• á quân
• á thánh
• á thần
• Sách Phi Á

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

á

1. An expression of sudden pain or uttered under shock.

Particle

á

1. (Southern Vietnam) emphasizes a quality that the listener may not have known; you see?; I'm telling you

   Synonym: đó

   Món này ngon lắm á! Mày ăn thử đi rồi biết.

   This dish is delicious! Try it and you will know.

2. Question particle, express strong doubts; really?

   Mày có chắc không á? ― Are you sure about that?

Etymology 4

Romanization

á

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鴉

Derived terms

• á phiện

Etymology 5

Romanization

á

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 啞
2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 瘂

Derived terms

• á khẩu

Etymology 6

Romanization

á

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 啊

Derived terms

• Á Căn Đình

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈa/

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

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