а
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
From early Cyrillic letter azǔ, created in the tenth century from Greek α (a, “alpha”).
[edit] Letter
а (lower case, upper case А)
- The first letter of several Cyrillic alphabets.
[edit] Related terms
- a (Latin alphabet)
[edit] See also
- Appendix:Alphabets#Cyrillic alphabets
- Entries in the English Wiktionary beginning with а (a)
- Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
[edit] Old Church Slavonic
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *a.
[edit] Conjunction
а (a)
[edit] Descendants
[edit] Russian
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Letter
а (lower case, upper case А)
[edit] Usage notes
The Russian name for а (a) is а (ā), and in stressed syllables it has the sound of the long a in father. In unstressed positions, it is pronounced as a schwa, like the o in mother. (Unstressed Russian а (a) is pronounced the same as unstressed Russian о (o).)
[edit] Conjunction
а
[edit] Interjection
а!
- well! (expressing surprise)
[edit] Abbreviation
а
[edit] Serbian
[edit] Alternative spellings
- a (Serbian Latin/Roman alphabet)
[edit] Letter
а (lower case, upper case А)
[edit] Usage notes
The Serbian name for а (a) is а (ā), and in stressed syllables it has the sound of the long a in father. In unstressed positions, it has the sound of the u in but.
[edit] Conjunction
а

