A

Also known as Ey, Alfa, Alpha, alfa, alpha

1re lettre de l’alphabet latin de base

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The letter "A" is the first letter of the Latin alphabet and the first vowel used in English and many other languages around the world. It matters because it's a fundamental building block of written communication, appearing at the start of countless words and serving as one of the basic symbols people learn when they begin to read and write.

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Grapheme.fam7: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Early Latin Aclass=skin-invert-image|20px|Latin 300 AD uncial, version 1
Grapheme.usageperiod: present
Grapheme.associates: a(x), ae, eau, au
Grapheme.direction: Left-to-right
Grapheme.image: Latin_letter_A.svg
Grapheme.imageclass: skin-invert-image
Grapheme.letter: A a
Grapheme.script: Latin script
Grapheme.type: Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc: ic
Grapheme.language: Latin language
Grapheme.fam2: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Proto-Sinaitic 'alp
Grapheme.unicode: U+0041, U+0061
Grapheme.alphanumber: 1
Grapheme.fam1: 𓃾
Grapheme.fam3: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Proto-Caananite aleph
Grapheme.fam4: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Phoenician aleph
Grapheme.fam5: Α α

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: letter
Part of: Latvian alphabet
Based on: Α/α
Image: Semaphore Alpha.svg

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Commons category: A
Commons gallery: A
code: Alfa
different from: Arnold Arboretum
derivative work: Á
writing system: Latin script
braille transcription: ⠁

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A (capitale : A, minuscule : a) est la première lettre de l'alphabet latin ainsi que sa première voyelle.Elle a été transmise depuis la lettre alpha de l'alphabet grec par l'intermédiaire de l'alphabet étrusque.C'est une voyelle privative.

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