a'

See also Appendix:Variations of "a"

English

Adverb

a' (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of a (all). [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

Adjective

a' (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of a (all). [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

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Scots

Determiner

a'

1. Alternative spelling of aw.

Noun

a' (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of aw.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Contraction of an.

Article

a'

1. the

Usage notes

• This form is used in the singular nominative before feminine nouns beginning with b, c, g, m and p, which it lenites.
• This form is used in the singular dative before both masculine and feminine nouns beginning with b, c, g, m and p, which it lenites.
• This form is used in the singular genitive before masculine nouns beginning with b, c, g, m and p, which it lenites.

See also

• am
• an
• an t-

Etymology 2

Contraction of ag, and ultimately of aig

Particle

a'

1. Used before the present participle form of a verb.

   Tha Seoc a' fuireach ann an Glaschu. - Jock lives in Glasgow.

   Dè tha thu a' leughadh? - What are you reading?

Usage notes

• This form is used before consonants; the form used before vowels is ag (the only exception being ag ràdh - saying).
• In the Lewis dialect, ri is used instead.
• Scottish Gaelic has no simple present tense of regular verbs, so that constructions with a', ag or ri are used for both simple and progressive present tenses in English.

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Tarantino

Etymology

Combination of: a + 'a

Preposition

a'

1. at the