Â

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[edit] Translingual

The Latin script
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Variations of letter A
Letters using circumflex accent

[edit] Letter

 upper case (lower case â)

  1. The letter A with a circumflex.

[edit] French

[edit] Letter

 (upper case, lower case â)

  1. Capital of â.

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ ɨ . din . a ]

[edit] Letter

 (capital, lowercase â)

  1. The third letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /ɨ/. Preceded by Ă and followed by B.

[edit] Usage notes

 is used only within words, while Î (which has the same pronunciation) is used at the beginnings and ends of words. As such, in its capital form,  is only seen within words that are completely capitalized (e.g. ROMÂNIA). Î is still used when forming negative past participles and gerunds (e.g. neînţeles, not neânţeles)

In other languages