á

Translingual

Letter

á (upper case Á)

1. The letter a with an acute accent.

See also

• (Латински текст):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter A):   Áá  Àà  Ââ  Ǎǎ  Ăă  Ãã  Ảả  Ȧȧ  Ạạ  Ää  Åå  Ḁḁ  Āā  Ąą  ᶏ  Ⱥⱥ  Ȁȁ  Ấấ  Ầầ  Ẫẫ  Ẩẩ  Ậậ  Ắắ  Ằằ  Ẵẵ  Ẳẳ  Ặặ  Ǻǻ  Ǡǡ  Ǟǟ  Ȁȁ  Ȃȃ  Ɑɑ  ᴀ  Ɐɐ  ɒ  Ａａ Ææ  Ǽǽ  Ǣǣ  Ꜳꜳ  Ꜵꜵ  Ꜷꜷ  Ꜹꜹ  Ꜻꜻ
• (Letters using acute accent or double acute accent):  Áá  Ắắ  Ấấ  Ǻǻ  Ćć  Ḉḉ  Éé  Ếế  Ǵǵ  Íí  Ḯḯ  Ḱḱ  Ĺĺ  Ḿḿ  Ńń  Óó  Őő  Ớớ  Ṍṍ  Ǿǿ  Ṕṕ  Ŕŕ  Śś  Úú  Űű  Ứứ  Ẃẃ  Ýý  Źź  Ǽǽ

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Czech

Letter

á (lower case, upper case Á)

1. The second letter of the Czech and Slovak alphabet, after a and before b

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Faroese

Dalsá í Gásadali

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): [ɔaː]
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

á (upper case Á)

1. The други letter of the alphabet, written in the Латински текст.

See also

• (Латински-текст слова) 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 Пра-Германски *ahwō, from Пра-Индо-Европски *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).

Noun

á f (genitive singular áar, plural áir)

1. brook, stream, river

Usage notes

• (poetry):
  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)

Synonyms

• (brook): løkur

Etymology 3

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

Preposition

á

1. (with accusative) on, onto, to, near, beside
2. (with accusative, fjords, bays, harbours) to
3. (with dative) on, in, at
4. (with dative, place names) in
5. (with dative, fjords, bays, harbours) at, in
6. (with dative, 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 [Терм?].

Verb

á

1. Шаблон:check deprecated lang param usage

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Galician

Etymology 1

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + feminine definite article a (“the”)

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): [aː]

Contraction

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

1. to the, towards the

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese aa, from Латински ala. Compare Португалски á. Doublet of ala.

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): [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

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): [ˈaː]
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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

1. The други letter of the alphabet, called [[á#|á]] and written in the Латински текст.

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

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

See also

• (Латински-текст слова) 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, Q q, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Zs zs

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /auː/
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Etymology 1

Letter

á (upper case Á)

1. The други letter of the alphabet, written in the Латински текст.

Noun

á ?

1. The name of the Латински-текст letter [[Á#|Á]]/[[á#|á]].

See also

• (Латински-текст слова) 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 (“river”), from Пра-Германски *ahwō, from Пра-Индо-Европски *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Compare Дански å, Норвешки å, Шведски å.

Noun

á f (genitive singular ár, nominative plural ár)

1. river

   Синоним: fljót

Etymology 3

Inflection of á.

Noun

á f

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Etymology 4

Inflection of ær.

Noun

á f

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Etymology 5

Conjugation of eiga.

Verb

á

1. Шаблон:check deprecated lang param usage I own.
2. Шаблон:check deprecated lang param usage He owns.

Etymology 6

[[Категорија:Захтеви за етимологије у м ставкама|Á]]

Interjection

á!

1. ow! ouch!

   Á! Þetta var vont!

   Ouch! That hurt!

Etymology 7

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

Preposition

á

1. (with dative, with accusative) on

   Hvar eru lyklarnir? - Þeir eru á borðinu.

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

2. (with dative, with accusative) in

   Ég bý á Íslandi.

   I live in Iceland.

   Hvað heitir þetta á íslensku?

   What’s this called in Icelandic?

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Irish

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /ɑː/

Etymology 1

From dhá, lenited variant of dá.

Pronoun

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

Letter

á

1. The letter a with an acute accent.

Further reading

• "á" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “á” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “á” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Mandarin

Romanization

á (Zhuyin ㄚˊ)

1. Pinyin превод од 啊
2. Pinyin превод од 嗄

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Min Nan

Etymology 1

Conjunction

á (POJ)

1. introduces an alternative or a word that explains or means the same

Particle

á (POJ, traditional and simplified 仔)

1. a diminutive suffix for nouns, adjectives or quantities

   囡仔 [Min Nan]  ―  gín-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  child

   小叔仔 [Min Nan]  ―  sió-chek-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)

   勻勻仔 / 匀匀仔 [Min Nan]  ―  ûn-ûn-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  slowly

   小可仔 [Min Nan]  ―  sió-khóa-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  a little bit

   歌仔戲 / 歌仔戏  ―  gēzǐxì  ―  Taiwanese opera

2. a suffix that converts a verb or adjective into a noun

   抿仔 [Min Nan]  ―  bín-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  brush

   矮仔 [Min Nan]  ―  é-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  shorty

3. a suffix placed after a name or title, used endearingly, humorously or pejoratively

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 子

Etymology 2

За изговоре и дефиниције á – видите 猶 (“still; yet”). (Овај character, á, је the Pe̍h-ōe-jī обликован од 猶.)

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

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)

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     Mad·genatar á thimthirthidi.

     Blessed are his servants.

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     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 2

Particle

á (triggers lenition)

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     in tan as·mbeir, Tait, á maccu

     when he says, "Come, O sons"

Etymology 3

From Пра-Индо-Европски *h₁óh₃s.

Noun

á

1. mouth

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
á	unchanged	n-á
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“á” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Old Norse

á

Etymology 1

From Пра-Германски *ahwō (“water, stream”), from Пра-Индо-Европски *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Стари Енглески ēa, Old Frisian ā, ē, Old Saxon aha, Old High German aha, Готски 𐌰𐍈𐌰 (aƕa).

Alternative forms

• ǫ́

Noun

á f (genitive ár, plural ár)

1. river

Declension

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

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell
accusative	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell
dative	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell
genitive	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell	Шаблон:non-decl-cell

Derived terms

• Laxárdalr

Descendants

• → Средњи Енглески: a, aa
• Исландски: á
• Фарски: á
• Norwegian Nynorsk: å
• Norwegian Bokmål: å
• Old Swedish: ā
  • Шведски: å
• Old Danish: ā
  • Дански: å

Etymology 2

From Пра-Германски *awiz, from Пра-Индо-Европски *h₂ówis.

Noun

á f (genitive ár, plural ár)

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Etymology 3

From Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ (an), from Пра-Германски *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with Стари Енглески on, Old Frisian on, Old Saxon ana, an, Стари Холандски ana, an, in, Old High German ana, an, Готски 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana).

Preposition

á

1. (with dative) on

   Þeir eru á hólmi.

   They are on an island.

2. (with dative) in

   Ek bý á Islandi.

   I live in Iceland.

Descendants

• Исландски: á
• Фарски: á
• Norwegian Nynorsk: på, å
• Norwegian Bokmål: på, å
• Шведски: på, å
• Дански: på, å

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

• Исландски: á

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

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Verb

1. Шаблон:infl of

References

• á in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
• á in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• a

Etymology

From Латински illa f (“that”).

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /a/

Article

á

1. Шаблон:check deprecated lang param usage
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 5 (facsimile):

     Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriz de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.

     This 19th is (about) how Holy Mary helped the empress of Rome suffer through the great pains she underwent.

Descendants

• Fala: a
• Галицијски: a
• Португалски: a

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Audio (BR)

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• МФА^(кључ): /ˈa/
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Etymology 1

From Латински ā.

Alternative forms

• a
• A
• Á

Noun

á m (plural ás)

1. The name of the Латински-текст letter [[A#|A]]/[[a#|a]].

Derived terms

• á-bê-cê

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Латински āla (“wing”). Cognate with Галицијски á, Шпански ala, Каталонски ala, Occitan ala, Француски aile, Италијански ala and Ligurian âa. Doublet of ala, which was a borrowing.

Noun

á f (plural ás)

1. (archaic, usually in the plural) wing

Synonyms

• (wing): asa, ala

References

• “aa” in Dicionario de dicionarios do galego medieval.

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Spanish

Preposition

á

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˦˥]
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Etymology 1

[[Категорија:Захтеви за етимологије у м ставкама|A4]]

Noun

á

1. The name of the Латински-текст letter [[Ă#|Ă]]/[[ă#|ă]].

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”)

Prefix

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