â

â

1. (lexicography) An element of the digraph âr, a dictionary transcription for the SQUARE vowel

• IPA^(key): [ɑ̃]

â

1. Gheg form of është

â (lower case, upper case Â)

1. the letter a with circumflex, used in French spelling, representing the phoneme /ɑ/

• IPA^(key): /ɨ/

â (upper case Â)

1. The third letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɔː/

â

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

• IPA^(key): [ʔa˥]

â

1. we

• âxrô

Compare Italian alla.

â (used with feminine singular nouns)

1. Contraction of a 'a (“to the”).

• ê
• ô

The letter a with a circumflex.

• IPA^(key): /ɐ/, [ɐ], [ɜ], [ə]
• (preceding coda ‘n’ or ‘m’) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃/, [ɐ̃], [ɜ̃], [ə̃]
• Always stressed.

â

1. a letter "a" which is stressed and close
   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 9:

     [...] a poucos metros de distância [...]

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â

1. Obsolete spelling of à

• IPA^(key): /ɨ/

â (lower case, upper case Â)

1. The third letter of the Romanian alphabet, called î or î din a and written in the Latin script.

• See the usage notes at Â.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

â f sg (plural î)

1. (definite article, spoken only) the, colloquial form of la

â

1. Contraction of a la (“to the”).

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɐ/

â (upper case Â)

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

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

â (lower case, upper case Â)

1. The letter of the Turkish alphabet, called â and written in the Latin script.

Not specified in the alphabet, but used officially to mark the palatalized consonant in the same syllable or distinguish long vowels if long vowel is distinguishing factor.

kâr – /cɑɾ/, gâvur – /ɟɑˈvuɾ/

adet (“amount”) – /ɑˈdet/, âdet (“tradition”) – /ɑːˈdet/

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ə/

â (upper case Â)

1. The third letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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)

• IPA^(key): /aː/

â (upper case Â)

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

In origin a specialised prepositional use of a (“and”).[1] (The distinction in spelling and pronunciation between the two prevocalic forms ag and ac is artificial.)

• ag (used before vowels)

• IPA^(key): /a/
• Homophone: a

The circumflex is used to distinguish the word from a (“and”) rather than to indicate vowel length.

â

1. with
2. (instrumental) with, by means of

• In formal language, â triggers the aspirate mutation, but colloquially this is usually absent unless in certain set phrases. Before vowels, ag is used instead, but often it remains â colloquially.
• In the colloquial language â meaning “with” is mostly used after specific verbs, such as cwrdd (“meet”) or ymweld (“visit”). The synonyms gyda or efo are used more generally.
• Note especially the forms mynd â (“take”, literally “go with”) and dod â (“bring”, literally “come with”). Compare:
  • Es i â fy mam at y meddyg. ― I took my mother to the doctor. [I transported her]
  • Es i gyda fy mam at y meddyg. ― I went with my mother to the doctor. [she accompanied me]

No personal inflections.

• gyda
• efo

â

1. as (in equative constructions mor...â, cyn...â)

   mor hen â phechod ei hun ― as old as sin itself

• In formal language, â triggers the aspirate mutation, but colloquially this is usually absent unless in certain set phrases. Before vowels, ag is used instead, but it often remains â colloquially.

• fel (“as, like”)

Proto-Celtic *ageti

• IPA^(key): /aː/

â

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of mynd

• eith (colloquial)
• aiff (colloquial)
• eiff (colloquial)

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈaː/

â (upper case Â)

1. The letter A, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.

â

1. Alternative spelling of ö (Protestant spelling)