a-a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

a-a (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of aa.
   • 1883, Clarence E. Dutton, Fourth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey:

     The second form of the lavas is called by the natives a-a, and its contrast with pahoehoe is about the greatest imaginable. It consists mainly of clinkers sometimes detached, sometimes partially agglutinated together with a bristling array of sharp, jagged, angular fragments.

Etymology 2

Adjective

a-a (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of air-to-air.

Hiligaynon

Interjection

á-a

1. an exclamation of sorrow or anguish

Interjection

a-â

1. now then
2. fie

Ligurian

Etymology

a (“at”, “to”) + a f sg (“the”, definite article)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːa/

Contraction

a-a

1. at the, to the (+ a feminine noun in singular)

Northern Sami

Northern Sami phrasebook

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Interjection

a-a

1. no