Aa

See also Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Translingual

Etymology 1

Named to always appear first in alphabetical listings; or alternatively after Pieter van der Aa.

Proper noun

Aa

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae — a group of orchids.

External links

• Aa (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Aa (plant)
• Aa (Orchidaceae) on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Aa (Orchidaceae)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Aa

1. A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Philonesia — a group of snails.

External links

• Aa (Animalia) on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Aa (Animalia)

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”); both natively, and through Dutch Low Saxon Aa and German Low German Aa (both from Old Saxon aha (“stream”)), and German Aa (from Old High German aha (“stream”)). For more information, see the English cognate ea.

Proper Noun

Aa f

1. the name of many small rivers and streams