'â

• a, a', 'a, à (eye dialect, misspelled, proscribed)

Lenited variant of râ, rhoticized variant of dâ. Univerbation of di (“of, from”, preposition) +‎ u (“the”, masculine singular definite article). Doublet of di lu. Not to be confused with â (“at the, to the”).

• IPA^(key): [aː]
• Rhymes: -aː
• Hyphenation: 'â
• Homophones: â-, â

'â

1. alternative form of dâ and râ (“of the”);

   San Giuanni 'â rina.

   Saint John of the sand.

   Santa Nicola 'â rina.

   Saint Nicholas of the sand.

   A cruci 'â fera.

   The cross of the fera.