'a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"

English

Pronoun

'a

1. (archaic) Alternative form of a (pronoun)
2. (archaic) Alternative form of a (verb)

French

Article

’a f sg

1. (Quebec, informal) Contraction of la.

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa/

Noun

'a

1. fall
2. fruit
3. egg

Verb

'a (intransitive, irregular)

1. to fall
2. to be born
3. to fructify
4. to like someone

Conjugation

    Conjugation of 'a

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
active
	indicative	che ha'a	nde re'a	ha'e ho'a	ñande ja'a	ore ro'a	peẽ pe'a	ha'ekuéra ho'a/ho'a hikuái
	hortative	ta'a che	tere'a nde	to'a ha'e	taja'a ñande	taro'a ore	tape'a peẽ	to'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	he'a	-	-	-	pe'a	-
passive
	indicative	che aje'a	nde reje'a	ha'e oje'a	ñande jaje'a	ore roje'a	peẽ peje'a	ha'ekuéra oje'a/oje'a hikuái
	hortative	taje'a che	tereje'a nde	toje'a ha'e	tajaje'a ñande	taroje'a ore	tapeje'a peẽ	toje'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eje'a	-	-	-	peje'a	-
reciprocal
	indicative	-	-	-	ñande jajo'a	ore rojo'a	peẽ pejo'a	ha'ekuéra hojo'a/hojo'a hikuái
	hortative	-	-	-	tajajo'a ñande	tarojo'a ore	tapejo'a peẽ	tojo'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	-	-	-	-	pejo'a	-
coactive
	indicative	che hambo'a	nde rembo'a	ha'e hombo'a	ñande ñambo'a	ore rombo'a	peẽ pembo'a	ha'ekuéra hombo'a/hombo'a hikuái
	hortative	tambo'a che	terembo'a nde	tombo'a ha'e	tañambo'a ñande	tarombo'a ore	tapembo'a peẽ	tombo'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	hembo'a	-	-	-	pembo'a	-
objective
	indicative	che haro'a/haguero'a	nde rero'a/reguero'a	ha'e horo'a/hoguero'a	ñande jaro'a/jaguero'a	ore roro'a/roguero'a	peẽ pero'a/peguero'a	ha'ekuéra horo'a/hoguero'a//horo'a/hoguero'a hikuái
	hortative	taro'a/taguero'a che	terero'a/tereguero'a nde	toro'a/toguero'a ha'e	tajaro'a/tajaguero'a ñande	taroro'a/taroguero'a ore	tapero'a/tapeguero'a peẽ	toro'a/toguero'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	hero'a/heguero'a	-	-	-	pero'a/peguero'a	-
subsuntive¹
	indicative	che haporo'a/hamba'e'a	nde reporo'a/remba'e'a	ha'e hoporo'a/homba'e'a	ñande japoro'a/ñamba'e'a	ore roporo'a/romba'e'a	peẽ peporo'a/pemba'e'a	ha'ekuéra hoporo'a/homba'e'a//hoporo'a/homba'e'a hikuái
	hortative	taporo'a/tamba'e'a che	tereporo'a/teremba'e'a nde	toporo'a/tomba'e'a ha'e	tajaporo'a/tañamba'e'a ñande	taroporo'a/taromba'e'a ore	tapeporo'a/tapemba'e'a peẽ	toporo'a/tomba'e'a ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	heporo'a/hemba'e'a	-	-	-	peporo'a/pemba'e'a	-
		¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

'a

1. fruit
2. hair

Possessed forms

    Possessed forms of 'a

singular			plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
xe'a	nde'a	hi'a	nhande'a	ore'a	pende'a	hi'a

Verb

'a

1. to fall, to tumble
2. to get caught (e.g. in a trap)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of 'a

singular			plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
xee ha'a	ndee ere'a	ha'e ho'a	nhande ja'a	ore oro'a	peẽ pe'a	ha'e ho'a

Neapolitan

Etymology 1

From Old Neapolitan la.

Article

'a f (definite)

1. the

Pronoun

'a f

1. her (accusative)

Coordinate terms

Number	Person	Nominative	Accusative	Dative	Reflexive	Possessive	Prepositional
singular	first-person	io (i')	me			mìo, mìa, mieje, meje	me, méne
	second-person, familiar	tu	te			tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje	te, téne
	second-person, formal	vuje	ve			vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste	vuje
	third-person, masculine	ìsso	'o, 'u (lo, lu)	'i, 'e (li, le)	se	sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje	ìsso
	third-person, feminine	éssa	'a (la)	'e (le)			éssa
plural	first-person	nuje	ce			nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste	nuje
	second-person, plural	vuje	ve			vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste	vuje
	third-person, masculine	ìsse	'i, 'e (li, le)	llòro	se	llòro (invariable)	llòro
	third-person, feminine	llòro	'e (le)

Etymology 2

From Old Neapolitan da, from Latin de ab.

Alternative forms

• a

Preposition

'a

1. from
2. by (indicating the actor in a passive voice)
3. to (something that has to be done)

See also

• â
• 'e
• ll'
• 'o

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: 'a

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa (“fruit, head”), from Proto-Tupian *ʔa (“fruit, head”).

Cognate wirh Sateré-Mawé 'a and Guaraní 'a.

Noun

'a (possessable)

1. (chiefly in compounds) head (part of the body)

   Synonym: akanga

2. glans penis

   Synonym: 'ayîá

3. fruit

   Synonym: 'ybá

4. (vocative, in reverence) dude; bro term of address for a man
5. (vocative, in reverence) companion; comrade; term of address for a friend
6. (vocative, in reverence) sir; term of address for an old man

Derived terms

• 'apixapaba
• 'aîuru

 

Etymology 2

Verb

'a (first-person singular active indicative a'a, first-person singular negative active indicative na'aî, noun 'ara) (intransitive)

1. (São Vicente) Alternative form of 'ar

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “'a”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 3, column 1

Tahitian

Particle

'a

1. marks the imperative when inserted before the verb

Tarantino

Article

'a f sg (plural le)

1. the