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The first letter and first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet.
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A, or lowercase a, is the first letter and first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet and is used in modern English and other languages worldwide. Its English name is “a,” with the plural “aes.” The letter derives from the Ancient Greek alpha and resembles it in shape. Uppercase A has two slanting sides crossed by a horizontal bar, while lowercase a commonly has double-storey and single-storey forms.
- Alphabet position
- First letter and first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet
- Origin
- Derived from the Ancient Greek letter alpha
- Lowercase forms
- Double-storey a and single-storey ɑ
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- A (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q9659
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Alex Great. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsAlex Great, Own workModifications: Placed on a plain background, resized and converted to WebP
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