a

Meaning

The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/æ/
Etymology

The letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ).

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