a

See also: a', à, á, ả

Radestrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/
  • (colloquial) /ɤ/ (article)
• Homophones: a', à
• Rhymes: -a ⁽⁷⁸⁾, -ɤ ⁽⁵⁾

Etymology 1

Letter

a (lower case, upper case A)

1. The first letter of the Radestrian alphabet, called a.

Noun

a (indeclinable)

1. the name of the letter Aa

See also

The Radestrian Alphabet • Șvolestorír a rredeșeșe

№	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	non-native	14	15	16
letter	Aa	Ââ	Bb	Cc	Dd	Ðð	Ee	Ff	Gg	Hh	Ii	Jj	Kk	(Qq)	Ķķ	Ll	Mm
name	a	â (ý a)	bâ	câ	dâ	að	e	af	gâ	ha	i (dzuișe)	ai	kâ	ku	kjâ	al	am
№	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	non-native	30	31	32
letter	Nn	Ņņ	Oo	Øø	Pp	Rr	Ss	Șș	Tt	Þþ	Uu	Ûû	Vv	(Ww)	Yy	Zz	Z̦z̦/Xx
name	an	aņ	o	ø	pâ	ar	as	aș	tâ	aþ	u	û ý u	au	au gjorișe	y gjorișe	az	az̦/ax

Etymology 2

From Middle Radestrian a, from Old Radestrian laɣ, inherited from Proto-Radic *olhır, *olher, from Proto-Laenkean *(s)lɯh-.

Alternative forms

• ag (pre-vocalic)

Article

a

1. the (nominative inanimate definite article)
2. the (oblique singular inanimate definite article)

Usage notes

• Used before consonants.

See also

The Definite Article in Radestrian
	inanimate						animate
	nominative		oblique		constructive genitive		nominative		constructive genitive
							oblique
			singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
pre-consonantal	a			ai	as	ais	u	i	us	is
pre-vocalic	ag
				before i-			before u-	before i-
				a'			a

Etymology 3

Dissimilation, see u and i.

Article

a

1. the (singular animate definite article before u-)
2. the (plural animate definite article before i-)

   Ú a istesligírid lvui.

   I know the chemists.

Etymology 4

Conjunction

a

1. (informal) alternative form of ei

Etymology 5

Symbol

a

1. abbreviation of areans (“week”)
2. abbreviation of atenirje· (“micro-”, SI prefix)