"a" meaning in Catalan

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Character

IPA: /a/ Forms: A [uppercase]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{head|ca|letter|lower case||upper case|A}} a (lower case, upper case A)
  1. The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, lowercase Categories (topical): Latin letter names Derived forms: no saber ni la a Related terms: other Catalan letters
    Sense id: en-a-ca-character-D7rc2dDD Disambiguation of Latin letter names: 76 5 7 12 0 0 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Catalan prepositions Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 54 12 18 17 0 0 Disambiguation of Catalan prepositions: 57 9 10 19 5 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /ə/ [Eastern], /a/ [Western]
Etymology: From Latin ad. Etymology templates: {{inh|ca|la|ad}} Latin ad Head templates: {{head|ca|prepositions}} a
  1. in, at; indicating a particular time or place
    Sense id: en-a-ca-prep-8KWCDI8Q
  2. to; indicating movement towards a particular place
    Sense id: en-a-ca-prep-kyEM2nt2
  3. to; indicating a target or indirect object
    Sense id: en-a-ca-prep-rLvb0DIC
  4. per
    Sense id: en-a-ca-prep-tCfD3skE
  5. by
    Sense id: en-a-ca-prep-p-LSbo0V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: al, als, as, cap a, per a
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "A",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "letter",
        "3": "lower case",
        "4": "",
        "5": "upper case",
        "6": "A"
      },
      "expansion": "a (lower case, upper case A)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 12 18 17 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 9 10 19 5 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 5 7 12 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ca",
          "name": "Latin letter names",
          "orig": "ca:Latin letter names",
          "parents": [
            "Letter names",
            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "no saber ni la a"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script."
      ],
      "id": "en-a-ca-character-D7rc2dDD",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "other Catalan letters"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "al"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "als"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "as"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cap a"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "per a"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin ad.",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am in Barcelona.",
          "text": "Sóc a Barcelona.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "in, at; indicating a particular time or place"
      ],
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          "at",
          "at"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm going to Barcelona.",
          "text": "Vaig a Barcelona.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to; indicating movement towards a particular place"
      ],
      "id": "en-a-ca-prep-kyEM2nt2",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm writing my grandmother a letter.",
          "text": "Escric una carta a la meva àvia.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to; indicating a target or indirect object"
      ],
      "id": "en-a-ca-prep-rLvb0DIC",
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    },
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      "links": [
        [
          "per",
          "per"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "day by day.",
          "text": "dia a dia.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by"
      ],
      "id": "en-a-ca-prep-p-LSbo0V",
      "links": [
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Eastern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "tags": [
        "Western"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a"
}
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    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan letters",
    "Catalan prepositions",
    "Catalan terms derived from Latin",
    "Catalan terms inherited from Latin",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/a",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/a/1 syllable",
    "ca:Latin letter names"
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    }
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    }
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      ],
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          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan lemmas",
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    "Catalan terms derived from Latin",
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    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "al"
    },
    {
      "word": "als"
    },
    {
      "word": "as"
    },
    {
      "word": "cap a"
    },
    {
      "word": "per a"
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
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        "Catalan terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I am in Barcelona.",
          "text": "Sóc a Barcelona.",
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        }
      ],
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        "in, at; indicating a particular time or place"
      ],
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        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Catalan terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm going to Barcelona.",
          "text": "Vaig a Barcelona.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to; indicating movement towards a particular place"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Catalan terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I'm writing my grandmother a letter.",
          "text": "Escric una carta a la meva àvia.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to; indicating a target or indirect object"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "per"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "per",
          "per"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Catalan terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "day by day.",
          "text": "dia a dia.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Eastern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "tags": [
        "Western"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a"
}

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