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Definitions and meaning of aa

aa

Etymology 1

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Alternative forms

• a'a

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ʔɑː/, enPR: äʹä
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ʔɑ/

Noun

aa (uncountable)

1. (volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19^th c.]
   • 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII

     We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.

   • 1981, Hilo Lava Flood Control: Environmental Impact Statement, page 194:

     Both pahoehoe and aa lava flows are common on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa with a preponderance of aa flows found at the lower elevations.

Translations

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Noun

aa

1. Initialism of acetic acid.
2. Initialism of acting age.
3. (medicine) Initialism of alveolar-arterial.
4. Initialism of aminoacetone.
5. Initialism of amino acid.
6. Initialism of approximate absolute.
7. Initialism of arachidonic acid.
8. Initialism of armature accelerator.
9. Initialism of ascending aorta.
10. Initialism of atomic absorption.
11. Initialism of author's alteration.
12. Initialism of average audience.

Adjective

aa (not comparable)

1. Initialism of arctic-alpine.
2. Initialism of always afloat.

Etymology 3

Compare pp.

Noun

aa pl (plural only)

1. Abbreviation of adjectives.
2. Abbreviation of arteries.

Etymology 4

Contraction.

Adjective

aa

1. Abbreviation of ana (“of each, equal parts”).

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Acholi

Verb

aa

1. come

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Afrikaans

Noun

aa (plural [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

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Bughotu

Verb

aa

1. to open
2. to be open
3. to open mouth

References

• W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

aa f (plural aa's, diminutive aatje n)

1. (especially in names) Alternative spelling of a

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Estonian

Interjection

aa

1. An interjection expressing recognition -

2. An interjection expressing understanding -

Noun

aa (genitive aa, partitive aad)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

Further reading

• aa in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From Latin ā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː] (aa auto aamu ananas aa)
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Syllabification: aa

Noun

aa

1. a (The name of the Latin-script letter A.)

Usage notes

• Speakers often use the corresponding forms of a-kirjain ("letter A, letter a") instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.

Declension

Synonyms

• a-kirjain

Etymology 2

Either crosslinguistic or borrowed from any of the many European languages it appears in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Syllabification: aa

Interjection

aa

1. oh, ah (expression of recognition, realization, understanding, etc.)

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French

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.a/

Noun

aa m (plural aas)

1. (geology, often attributive) The surface of an aa lava flow.

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Inupiaq

Etymology 1

Interjection

aa

1. yes, I know
2. I agree: expresses listener's agreement with storyteller or speaker

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Interjection

aa

1. expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says, said in breathy voice
2. expression of surprise or awe

Derived terms

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.a/
• Hyphenation: à‧a

Noun

aa f (invariable)

1. (volcanology) aa (type of lava flow)

   Synonym: afrolite

References

• aa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• aa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Japanese

Romanization

aa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ああ

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

Noun

aa f (plural [please provide])

1. farmyard
2. threshing floor

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Latvian

Interjection

aa

1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement, understanding)

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Compare Russian ага (aga), and English uh-huh.

Pronunciation

• (aà) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɐ/
• (aã) IPA^(key): /ɐ.aː/

Interjection

aà, aã

1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement)

Synonyms

• taip

Further reading

• aa in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas, lkz.lt

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Lun Bawang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː/

Determiner

aa

1. no, not, without

Synonyms

• na, naa

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish óa, comparative form of óc, from Proto-Celtic *yowankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛː/

Adjective

aa

1. comparative degree of aeg (“young, adolescent, immature”)

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Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.a/, /aː/

Verb

aa

1. Alternative form of a (third-person singular present indicative of mynet).

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Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaː]

Adverb

aa

1. up, above

References

• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis)

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Norwegian

Letter

aa

1. Obsolete spelling of å

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Norwegian Bokmål

Letter

aa

1. Obsolete spelling of å

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (letter and noun): Aa (upper case)

Conjunction

aa

1. obsolete typography of og

Interjection

aa

1. obsolete typography of å

Letter

aa

1. obsolete typography of å

Noun

aa f (definite singular aai, indefinite plural aaer or aair, definite plural aaerne or aaine)

1. obsolete typography of å

Particle

aa

1. obsolete typography of å

Preposition

aa

1. obsolete typography of å

References

• Ivar Aasen (1850) , “aa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

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Old Portuguese

Etymology 1

Contraction

aa

1. Contraction of a a (“to/at the”).

   • Como hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſ[ant]a mari[a] por q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtava a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.

     How a woman who was playing dice in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.

Descendants

• Galician: á
• Portuguese: à

Etymology 2

From Latin ala (“wing”).

Noun

aa f

1. wing

Descendants

• Galician: á
• Portuguese: á

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk; cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, Old English ēac.

Alternative forms

• auch (literary)

Adverb

aa

1. also

Etymology 2

From Old High German ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“up, on high”). Compare German an, Dutch aan, English on.

Preposition

aa

1. on
2. to

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Scots

Determiner

aa

1. Alternative form of a'

Adverb

aa (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of a'

Noun

aa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of a'

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Sundanese

Noun

aa

1. older brother

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Chinese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.ˈaʔ/

Noun

aâ

1. (childish) dirty things; filth (especially feces)

Derived terms

• umaa

Synonyms

• dumi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.a/

Interjection

aa

1. an exclamation expressing warning

Related terms

• hala
• sige

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Votic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː/

Etymology

Interjection

aa

1. yep, yeah
2. aha, uh-huh

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Võro

Noun

aa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Source: wiktionary.org

• a volcanic rock consisting of angular blocks of lava with a very rough surface.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)