𐌀

𐌀 U+10300, 𐌀 OLD ITALIC LETTER A [unassigned: U+102FC–U+102FF] ← 𐋻 [U+102FB] Old Italic 𐌁 → [U+10301]

Translingual

Etymology

From a variant of the Ancient Greek Α (A), ultimately from the Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ).

Letter

𐌀

1. The first letter of the archaic and classical Etruscan alphabets, of the Oscan alphabet, and of the Alphabet of Lugano; equivalent to the letter A of the Roman alphabet; transliterated ⟨a⟩; and bearing the letter name a.

Descendants

• Latin script: A
• Runic script: ᚨ

See also

• (Etruscan alphabet): 𐌀 𐌁 𐌂 𐌃 𐌄 𐌅 𐌆 𐌇 𐌈 𐌉 𐌊 𐌋 𐌌 𐌍 𐌎 𐌏 𐌐 𐌑 𐌒 𐌓 𐌔 𐌕 𐌖 𐌗 𐌘 𐌙 𐌚

Etruscan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/, [a]

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Conjunction

𐌀 • (a)

1. and, also

   𐌄𐌖·𐌀·𐌄𐌖

   eu a eu

   Well! also well!

Etymology 2

From 𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌔 (avils).

Noun

𐌀 • (a)

1. Abbreviation of 𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌔 (avils, “years”).: of years, of the age

   𐌅𐌄𐌋𐌀·𐌀·𐌠𐌢

   vela a ⅠⅩ

   Vela of the age of 9.

Etymology 3

From 𐌀𐌖𐌋𐌄 (aule).

Noun

𐌀 • (a)

1. Abbreviation of 𐌀𐌖𐌋𐌄 (aule).
2. Abbreviation of 𐌀𐌖𐌋𐌀 (aula).

Etymology 4

From 𐌀𐌓𐌍𐌈 (arnθ).

Noun

𐌀 • (a)

1. Abbreviation of 𐌀𐌓𐌍𐌈 (arnθ).
2. Abbreviation of 𐌀𐌓𐌍𐌈𐌀 (arnθa).