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a.

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

1 character1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

character/a/
  1. The first letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
noun/a/
  1. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A

pron/a/Canada
  1. alternative form of elle (“she”)

    Quebec · alt-of · alternative · colloquial
    C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute.
Where this word comes from

Quebec eye-dialect spelling of elle (“she”).

verb/a/France/ɑ/Canada/ɔ/Canada
  1. third-person singular present indicative of avoir

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
    Elle a un chat.
    Il chouine tout le temps qu'il a mal aux chevilles.
Where this word comes from

From Old French a, at from Vulgar Latin *at, from Latin habet.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.