a.
The first letter of the Polish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The first letter of the Polish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
małe a
duże a
Where this word comes from
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and a for development of the glyph itself.
ah! (used when the speaker has remembered or noticed something)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ā Proto-Balto-Slavic *ā Proto-Slavic *a Old Polish a Polish a Inherited from Old Polish a.
a, near-open central vowel
samogłoska a
powiedzieć a
a (note)
zagrać a
zaśpiewać a
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1551. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )
and, but, whereas (used contrastively)
A ty?
Wolisz tabletki, a ja wolę zastrzyki.
and (used to continue a previous statement or to add to it)
walka między dobrem a złem
and then (used to say an event will occur if some requirement is fulfilled)
Poszukasz, a znajdziesz.
and (used after a verb to indicate it will last a long time)
pracować a pracować
such and such (used when the speaker does not want to be more specific, when repeating an element)
is (used to show some connection between two objects which are very different from each other)
what about
Ja jestem gotowy, a ty?
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Old Polish a Polish a Inherited from Old Polish a.
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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.