aa

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Abbreviation 1.1.1 Synonyms 2 English 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Pronunciation 2.4 Noun 2.4.1 Translations 3 Acholi 3.1 Verb 4 Estonian 4.1 Interjection 5 Filipino 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Usage notes 6 Finnish 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Declension 7 French 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun 8 Norwegian 8.1 Letter 9 Scots 9.1 Alternative spellings 9.2 Determiner 9.3 Noun 10 Tagalog 10.1 Pronunciation 10.2 Noun 10.2.1 Usage notes

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Abbreviation

aa

1. The ISO 639-1 official language code of Afar

[edit] Synonyms

• aar (ISO 639-3)

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[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• a'a

[edit] Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ä'ä, IPA: /ˈɑːɑː/, SAMPA: /"A:A:/

[edit] Noun

aa (uncountable)

1. A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe.

   Quotations

   • 1859 - R. C. Haskell in American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII

     We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.

   • 1883 - Clarence E. Dutton in the fourth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey

     The second form of the lavas is called by the natives a-a, and its contrast with pahoehoe is about the greatest imaginable. It consists mainly of clinkers sometimes detached, sometimes partially agglutinated together with a bristling array of sharp, jagged, angular fragments.

   • 1944 - Charles A. Cotton: Volcanoes as landscape forms

     Cooling and solidification frequently takes a different course...in lava flows, producing the clinker-like ‘aa’ lava.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Acholi

[edit] Verb

aa

1. come

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[edit] Estonian

[edit] Interjection

aa

1. An interjection expressing recognition -

   Aa, see oled sina. : Oh, it's you.

2. An interjection expressing understanding -

   Aa, saan aru. : Ah, I understand.

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[edit] Filipino

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'a.aʔ/

[edit] Noun

aa

1. dirt, filth, feces or any dirty thing

[edit] Usage notes

• This word is used when speaking to small children about anything dirty and also used by the children themselves.

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

aa

1. The letter A, a.

[edit] Declension

Declension of aa (type maa) singular plural nominative aa aat genitive aan aiden aitten partitive aata aita accusative aa aan aat inessive aassa aissa elative aasta aista illative aahan aihin adessive aalla ailla ablative aalta ailta allative aalle aille essive aana aina translative aaksi aiksi instructive – ain abessive aatta aitta comitative – aineen

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

[edit] Noun

aa m. (plural aas)

1. (geology, often attributive) The surface of an aa lava flow.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Letter

aa

1. Obsolete form of å.

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Alternative spellings

• aw

[edit] Determiner

aa

1. all

[edit] Noun

aa (uncountable)

1. all

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[edit] Tagalog

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'a.aʔ/

[edit] Noun

aa

1. dirt, filth, feces or any dirty thing

[edit] Usage notes

• This word is used when speaking to small children about anything dirty and also used by the children themselves.