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Aa

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Translingual

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Aa achalensis

Etymology 1

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Named to always appear first in alphabetical listings; or alternatively after Pieter van der Aa.

Proper noun

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Aa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a group of orchids of cool climates in Latin America.
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Etymology 2

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Perhaps from Hawaiian ʻaʻā. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

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Aa f

  1. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Euconulidae – Philonesia (Aa), a group of snails.
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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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The river names are ostensibly from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“river”).

Proper noun

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Aa

  1. Several waterways in Europe.
    1. A river in northern France, flowing 93 km from near Bourthes, Pas-de-Calais department into the North Sea near Gravelines, Nord department.
    2. A small river in the Netherlands, flowing 72 km from near Nederweert, Limburg into the Dieze at 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant.
    3. A tributary of the Möhne river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, part of the Rhine basin.
    4. A tributary of the Nether river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, part of the Weser basin.
    5. A tributary of the Werre river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, part of the Weser basin.
  2. A village in Ida-Viru County, northern Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland.
  3. A surname from Norwegian.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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The word a (also aa), used as a hydronym. From Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”); both natively, and through Dutch Low Saxon Aa and German Low German Aa (both from Old Saxon aha (“stream”)), and German Aa (from Old High German aha (“stream”)). For more information, see a and its cognate English ea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Aa
  • Rhymes: -aː

Proper noun

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Aa f

  1. The name of dozens of small rivers and streams; also a common element in many derived hydronyms.

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German

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic, compare also Kacke.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Aa n (strong, genitive Aa, no plural)

  1. (childish or parentese) feces, poop
Declension
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Declension of Aa [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Aa
genitive eines des Aa
dative einem dem Aa
accusative ein das Aa
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German â, from Old Saxon aha, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō. Compare Aue and -ach.

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Proper noun

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die Aa f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aa)

  1. a left tributary of the Möhne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  2. a left tributary of the Nethe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  3. a left tributary of the Werre, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  4. any of several other rivers in Germany, France, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Belgium
Declension
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Declension of Aa [sg-only, feminine]
singular
def. noun
nominative die Aa
genitive der Aa
dative der Aa
accusative die Aa
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Proper noun

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Aa m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Aas or (with an article) Aa, feminine genitive Aa, plural Aas)

  1. a surname
Declension
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Declension of Aa [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Aa (eine) (die) Aa (die) Aas
genitive (eines) (des) Aas, Aa1 (einer) (der) Aa (der) Aas
dative (einem) (dem) Aa (einer) (der) Aa (den) Aas
accusative (einen) (den) Aa (eine) (die) Aa (die) Aas

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From the older Danish–Norwegian digraph ⟨Aa⟩, used to represent the long vowel which developed from Old Norse á /ɑː/. The doubling of ⟨a⟩ originally indicated vowel length. In mainland Scandinavian, the vowel became rounded to /ɔː/ and was later raised to /oː/ in many varieties.

The Swedish letter ⟨Å⟩ developed graphically by writing the second ⟨a⟩ above the first, where it was eventually reduced to a ring. Norwegian retained ⟨Aa⟩ for several centuries under Danish orthographic influence. ⟨Å⟩ was permitted in Riksmål in 1907 and officially replaced ⟨Aa⟩ in ordinary Norwegian spelling through the spelling reform of 1917.

Letter

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Aa m (lower case aa, definite singular Aa-en, indefinite plural Aa-er, definite plural Aa-ene)

  1. The uppercase form of aa, formerly used in place of Å, the twenty-ninth and final letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet.
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  • The spelling ⟨Aa⟩ was replaced by ⟨Å⟩ in ordinary Norwegian words and official place names in 1917.
  • It remains in established personal names and certain other proper names, such as Haakon and Aase.
  • When ⟨Aa⟩ represents ⟨Å⟩, it is alphabetized together with ⟨Å⟩ at the end of the Norwegian alphabet.
  • The sequence may also be used as a substitute for ⟨Å⟩ when the latter character is unavailable, although modern Norwegian normally retains ⟨Å⟩.
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Etymology 2

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From a Norwegian habitational name written Aa, the traditional spelling of Å, ultimately from Old Norse á (“small river”).

Proper noun

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Aa

  1. a Norwegian surname
Usage notes
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  • As a surname, Aa is an established spelling and is not automatically changed to Å.

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Tlingit

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Letter

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Aa (lower case aa)

  1. (US) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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