Aa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Translingual

Aa

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Aa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a group of orchids of cool climates in Latin America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae - subfamily;  - tribe;  - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus):  - type species; for other species see Aa at The Plant List.

References

• Aa (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aa (Orchidaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aa (Orchidaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aa at the Catalogue of Life 
• Aa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Aa at The Plant List

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Aa f

1. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Euconulidae – a group of snails.

Hypernyms

• (subgenus): Euconulidae - family;  - subfamily; Philonesia - genus

Hyponyms

• (subgenus): For species see Aa (ICZN) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Aa (ICZN) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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Dutch

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 its cognate English ea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/

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• Hyphenation: Aa
• Rhymes: -aː

Proper noun

Aa f

1. the name of many small rivers and streams

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German

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaˈʔa/

Noun

Aa n (genitive Aas, no plural)

1. (childish) poo, poop (faeces)

Related terms

• Aa machen

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/

Proper noun

Aa f (genitive Aa)

1. any of several rivers in Germany

Proper noun

Aa

1. a surname