a (allograph)

Image:
A-variant.png
Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 48a (476) = Liber Flavus Fergusiorum, part 1 [c. 1435-1440], f. 26rFile:
Letters displayed:
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Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.
Represents in Irish:
a
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Represents in Latin:
a
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Appearance
Build type:
Component
Notational device:
Allograph
Position:
Baseline
Type of symbol:
Alphabetic letter
Letter case:
minuscule
Not to be confused with:
Allograph of:



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a (pointed, triangular)
Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)
Meaning
Represents:
In Irish: a
In Latin: a
Comments:
This character may at times resemble a variant of the ceann faoi eite: Ceann-RawlB506f11r.png
Context