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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

a.

to, toward; indicating direction of motion

1 character1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

prep/a/[ɐ]
  1. to, toward; indicating direction of motion

  2. introducing an indirect object

  3. used to indicate the time of an action

  4. to, until; used to indicate the end of a range

    de cinco a oito
  5. by, on, by means of; expresses a mode of action

    a pé
  6. for; indicates price or cost

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Galician a Inherited from Latin ad (“to, toward”).

noun/ˈa/
  1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

character/ˈa/
  1. The first letter of the Galician alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
article/a̝/
  1. the

    definite
    A porta diu volta nos couzós.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese a, from Latin illa, feminine of ille (“that”).

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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.