çà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ecce hāc. Compare Portuguese cá and Spanish acá. The grave accent on the a is to disambiguate with ça (“that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa/
• Homophones: ça, sa

Adverb

çà

1. (archaic) hither

Usage notes

Today only used in the expression çà et là.

Derived terms

• çà et là

Interjection

çà

1. so, well, then (with exhortative or intensive effect)
2. (archaic) la! (expressing strong emotion of anger, surprise etc.)

Further reading

• “çà”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.