"a" meaning in German

See a in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /a/, /ä/ Forms: A [uppercase]
Rhymes: -aː Head templates: {{head|de|letter|lower case||upper case|A}} a (lower case, upper case A)
  1. The first letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, lowercase
    Sense id: en-a-de-character-dzbeq0kF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 2 18 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /a/, /ä/ Forms: a [genitive], as [genitive], a [plural], as [plural]
Rhymes: -aː Head templates: {{head|de|noun|strong||genitive|a|or|as|plural|a|or|as|g=n}} a n (strong, genitive a or as, plural a or as)
  1. Alternative form of A Tags: alt-of, alternative, neuter, strong Alternative form of: A
    Sense id: en-a-de-noun-WDWrrq2R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|de|nouns}} a
  1. Abbreviation of a-Moll. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: a-Moll
    Sense id: en-a-de-noun-yp8xugQT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 2 18 40
  2. Abbreviation of Ar. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Ar
    Sense id: en-a-de-noun-i9WM85C8 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 2 18 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for a meaning in German (2.5kB)

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