Tionscadal na Nod

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5. a (subscript open)

a (subscript open)

Image:

Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 29 (1134) = Book of Fermoy [s. xiv/xv], p. 162bFile:

Letters displayed:

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Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.

Letters represented:

a

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Notational device:

Allograph

Position:

Subscript

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter

Letter case:

minuscule

Equivalent form in minuscule:

a (open allograph), a (regular)

Allograph of:

a (subscript)

Represents:

a

Meaning

Represents:

a

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

ciall, with an open subscript a

Represents: ciall (Irish)

na (digraph)

Represents:

na

Notational device: Digraph

ua (u wavy and subscript a)

Represents: ua (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Digraph

Entries related in meaning:

Possible equivalents matching one of the values in the transcription above, if available

a (allograph)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

open allograph of a

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

a (extended shaft)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

a (pointed, triangular)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

a (rounded)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

a (subscript)

Represents:

a