"a" meaning in Latin

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Character

IPA: /aː/ [Classical], [äː] [Classical], /a/ [Ecclesiastical], [äː] [Ecclesiastical] Forms: A [uppercase]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|Α||alpha}} Α (A, “alpha”) Head templates: {{head|la|letter|lower case||upper case|A}} a (lower case, upper case A)
  1. (sometimes with littera) the first letter of the Latin alphabet. Tags: letter, lowercase, sometimes, with littera Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-a-la-character-VSIdliK2 Disambiguation of Latin letter names: 68 1 16 2 2 6 5 0 0 1 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 43 1 0 4 4 24 23 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 1 34 3 2 13 12 0 0 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 1 23 4 3 18 17 0 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /aː/ [Classical], [äː] [Classical], /a/ [Ecclesiastical], [äː] [Ecclesiastical] Forms: ā [canonical]
Etymology: Expressive. Head templates: {{head|la|interjections|head=ā}} ā
  1. ah
    Sense id: en-a-la-intj-cKDVGY67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /aː/ [Classical], [äː] [Classical], /a/ [Ecclesiastical], [äː] [Ecclesiastical] Forms: ā [canonical, feminine]
Etymology: From Etruscan. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ett|-}} Etruscan Head templates: {{head|la|noun|indeclinable||cat2=indeclinable nouns|g=f|head=ā}} ā f (indeclinable)
  1. The name of the letter A. Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-a-la-noun-r-GNJ59f Categories (other): Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 1 34 3 2 13 12 0 0 2 Coordinate_terms: littera [Latin, letter-name], ā [Latin, letter-name], bē [Latin, letter-name], cē [Latin, letter-name], dē [Latin, letter-name], ē [Latin, letter-name], ef [Latin, letter-name], gē [Latin, letter-name], hā [Latin, letter-name], *acca [Latin, letter-name], ī [Latin, letter-name], kā [Latin, letter-name], el [Latin, letter-name], em [Latin, letter-name], en [Latin, letter-name], ō [Latin, letter-name], pē [Latin, letter-name], kū [Latin, letter-name], er [Latin, letter-name], es [Latin, letter-name], tē [Latin, letter-name], ū [Latin, letter-name], ix [Latin, letter-name], īx [Latin, letter-name], ex [Latin, letter-name], ȳ [Latin, letter-name], ī graeca [Latin, letter-name], ȳpsīlon [Latin, letter-name], zēta [Latin, letter-name]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /aː/ [Classical], [äː] [Classical], /a/ [Ecclesiastical], [äː] [Ecclesiastical] Forms: ā [canonical]
Etymology: Alternative form of ab by apocope (not used before a vowel or h). Etymology templates: {{m|la|ab}} ab, {{q|not used before a vowel or h}} (not used before a vowel or h) Head templates: {{head|la|prepositions|head=ā}} ā
  1. (indicating ablation) from, away from, out of Tags: indicating ablation, with-ablative
    Sense id: en-a-la-prep-V9fPOdi~ Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 14 13 20 18 11 11 13
  2. (indicating ablation) down from Tags: indicating ablation, with-ablative
    Sense id: en-a-la-prep-e6J3dqjX Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 14 13 20 18 11 11 13
  3. (indicating agency: source of action or event) by, by means of Tags: indicating agency, with-ablative
    Sense id: en-a-la-prep-KOjgD8eI Categories (other): Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 1 34 3 2 13 12 0 0 2 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 14 13 20 18 11 11 13
  4. (indicating instrumentality: source of action or event) by, by means of, with Tags: indicating instrumentality, with-ablative
    Sense id: en-a-la-prep-1RJioU3Z Categories (other): Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 1 34 3 2 13 12 0 0 2 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 14 13 20 18 11 11 13
  5. (indicating association) to, with Tags: indicating association, with-ablative
    Sense id: en-a-la-prep-nQumxTJ6 Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 14 13 20 18 11 11 13
  6. (indicating location) at, on, in Tags: indicating location, with-ablative
    Sense id: en-a-la-prep-5tGcRd-w Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 14 13 20 18 11 11 13
  7. (time) after, since Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-a-la-prep-g9RJuVJe Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 14 13 20 18 11 11 13 Topics: time
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à (english: earlier in New Latin), ab Derived forms: a lacte cunisque
Etymology number: 3

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          "english": "Although indeed to the vituperators of philosophy an adequate response is in that book, in which philosophy has been defended and highly praised by us [me], when it had been accused and vituperated by Hortensius.",
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        "Latin",
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          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.1",
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    },
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        {
          "english": "Although indeed to the vituperators of philosophy an adequate response is in that book, in which philosophy has been defended and highly praised by us [me], when it had been accused and vituperated by Hortensius.",
          "ref": "45 BCE, Cicero, De finibus bonorum et malorum 1.2",
          "text": "Quamquam philosophiae quidem vituperātōribus satis respōnsum est eō librō, quō ā nōbīs philosophia dēfēnsa et collaudāta est, cum esset accūsāta et vituperāta ab Hortēnsiō."
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by, by means of"
      ],
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          "agency",
          "agency"
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        [
          "by",
          "by"
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        [
          "by means of",
          "by means of"
        ]
      ],
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        "with-ablative"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "by, by means of, with"
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          "instrumentality"
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          "by",
          "by"
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        [
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          "by means of"
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          "with",
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        {
          "english": "I am a man; I consider nothing that is human alien to me.",
          "ref": "163 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Heauton Timorumenos 1.77",
          "text": "Homō sum, hūmānī nihil ā mē aliēnum putō."
        }
      ],
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        "to, with"
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        [
          "association",
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          "to",
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      "glosses": [
        "at, on, in"
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        [
          "location",
          "location"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
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          "in",
          "in"
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        "(indicating location) at, on, in"
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        "indicating location",
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "after, since"
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      "links": [
        [
          "after",
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        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(time) after, since"
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      "tags": [
        "with-ablative"
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      "topics": [
        "time"
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      "ipa": "/aː/",
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        "Classical"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[äː]",
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        "Classical"
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    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
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        "Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[äː]",
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        "Ecclesiastical"
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      "english": "earlier in New Latin",
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    {
      "word": "ab"
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}

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    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "la:Latin letter names"
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      "ipa": "/aː/",
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        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "[äː]",
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        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "/a/",
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        "Ecclesiastical"
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}

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