Ã

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Character  Ã 
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH TILDE
Latin-1 Supplement U+00C3

Contents

Translingual [edit]

Letter [edit]

à upper case (lower case ã)

  1. The letter A with a tilde.

See also [edit]


Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Portuguese Ã, Ā, Ȧ; originally A with a superscript N.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɐ̃/
  • When à occurs word-finally in a word without an acute or circumflex diacritic (as in maçã), the last syllable is stressed.

Letter [edit]

à upper case (lower case ã)

  1. the letter A with a tilde

Usage notes [edit]

à never occurs initially, so the capital form is only used in words written completely uppercase.

Descendants [edit]

  • Nheengatu: Ã
  • Guarani: Ã