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a-

[ə]

prefix

LanguageScots

Meaning
  1. on
  2. A prefix that is placed at the beginning of words to mean on or in a state of.
Examples

Things gaed agley when the plan failed.

Things went wrong when the plan failed.

Pronunciationə

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis prefix is common in many older Scots words to describe a state or position.

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a- in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.