the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and significant, ordinarily when ⟨a⟩ is followed by 1, or occasionally two, consonants after which Yet another vowel letter—this effects from Middle English lengthening followed by The good Vowel ShiftFrom the International Phonetic Alphabet, ⟨a⟩ is utilized for the open up entrance unrounded vowel, ⟨ä⟩