English

Adverb

a' ‎(not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of a (all). [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

Adjective

a' ‎(not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of a (all). [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

Bambara

Pronoun

a'

1. you

Mam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʔ/

Noun

a'

1. water

References

• Nora C. England, A Grammar of Mam, A Mayan Language

Scots

Alternative forms

• a
• aa
• aal
• aw

Determiner

a'

1. all

Adverb

a' ‎(not comparable)

1. all

Derived terms

• an a'

Noun

a' ‎(uncountable)

1. all

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Contraction of an.

Article

a'

1. the

Usage notes

• This form is used in the singular nominative before feminine nouns beginning with b, c, g, m and p, which it lenites.
• This form is used in the singular dative before both masculine and feminine nouns beginning with b, c, g, m and p, which it lenites.
• This form is used in the singular genitive before masculine nouns beginning with b, c, g, m and p, which it lenites.

See also

• am
• an
• an t-

Etymology 2

Contraction of ag, and ultimately of aig

Particle

a'

1. Used before the verbal noun.

   Tha Seoc a' fuireach ann an Glaschu. - Jock lives in Glasgow.

   Dè tha thu a' leughadh? - What are you reading?

Usage notes

• This form is used before consonants; the form used before vowels is ag (the only exception being ag ràdh - saying).
• In the Lewis dialect, ri is used instead.
• Scottish Gaelic has no simple present tense of regular verbs, so that constructions with a', ag or ri are used for both simple and progressive present tenses in English.

Tarantino

Etymology

Combination of: a + 'a

Preposition

a'

1. at the

Yagaria

Noun

a'

1. (Hua dialect) woman

References

• John Haiman, Hua, a Papuan Language of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea