alfa

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See also: Alfa, and alfą

Translingual

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Noun

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alfa

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Alfa of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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alfa

  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
  4. (international standards) Alternative spelling of alpha used in the ruleset of the international nonproprietary name system, where various digraphs are usually deprecated (except for grandfathered exceptions) because their replacement is translingually preferable (thus, for example, f not ph, t not th, and e not ae).

Etymology 2

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From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.

Noun

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alfa (plural alfas)

  1. (Islam) A West African cleric or religious teacher.

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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alfa f (plural alfes)

  1. alpha (Greek letter)

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alfa f (plural alfes)

  1. alpha (Greek letter)

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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alfa n or f

  1. alpha

Declension

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when feminine:

Declension of alfa (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative alfa alfy
genitive alfy alf
dative alfě alfám
accusative alfu alfy
vocative alfo alfy
locative alfě alfách
instrumental alfou alfami

Indeclinable when neuter.

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.faː/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧fa

Noun

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alfa f (plural alfa's, diminutive alfaatje n)

  1. the letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet)
  2. Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation.
    Antonym: bèta
  3. someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects
    Antonym: bèta
  4. (ethology) a dominant animal

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Finnish

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Greek letter
Αα Previous: n/a
Next: beeta
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlf(ː)ɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lf(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlfɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): al‧fa

Noun

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alfa

  1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
  2. alpha (person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive)

Declension

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Inflection of alfa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative alfa alfat
genitive alfan alfojen
partitive alfaa alfoja
illative alfaan alfoihin
singular plural
nominative alfa alfat
accusative nom. alfa alfat
gen. alfan
genitive alfan alfojen
alfain rare
partitive alfaa alfoja
inessive alfassa alfoissa
elative alfasta alfoista
illative alfaan alfoihin
adessive alfalla alfoilla
ablative alfalta alfoilta
allative alfalle alfoille
essive alfana alfoina
translative alfaksi alfoiksi
abessive alfatta alfoitta
instructive — alfoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of alfa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative alfani alfani
accusative nom. alfani alfani
gen. alfani
genitive alfani alfojeni
alfaini rare
partitive alfaani alfojani
inessive alfassani alfoissani
elative alfastani alfoistani
illative alfaani alfoihini
adessive alfallani alfoillani
ablative alfaltani alfoiltani
allative alfalleni alfoilleni
essive alfanani alfoinani
translative alfakseni alfoikseni
abessive alfattani alfoittani
instructive — —
comitative — alfoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative alfasi alfasi
accusative nom. alfasi alfasi
gen. alfasi
genitive alfasi alfojesi
alfaisi rare
partitive alfaasi alfojasi
inessive alfassasi alfoissasi
elative alfastasi alfoistasi
illative alfaasi alfoihisi
adessive alfallasi alfoillasi
ablative alfaltasi alfoiltasi
allative alfallesi alfoillesi
essive alfanasi alfoinasi
translative alfaksesi alfoiksesi
abessive alfattasi alfoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — alfoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative alfamme alfamme
accusative nom. alfamme alfamme
gen. alfamme
genitive alfamme alfojemme
alfaimme rare
partitive alfaamme alfojamme
inessive alfassamme alfoissamme
elative alfastamme alfoistamme
illative alfaamme alfoihimme
adessive alfallamme alfoillamme
ablative alfaltamme alfoiltamme
allative alfallemme alfoillemme
essive alfanamme alfoinamme
translative alfaksemme alfoiksemme
abessive alfattamme alfoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — alfoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative alfanne alfanne
accusative nom. alfanne alfanne
gen. alfanne
genitive alfanne alfojenne
alfainne rare
partitive alfaanne alfojanne
inessive alfassanne alfoissanne
elative alfastanne alfoistanne
illative alfaanne alfoihinne
adessive alfallanne alfoillanne
ablative alfaltanne alfoiltanne
allative alfallenne alfoillenne
essive alfananne alfoinanne
translative alfaksenne alfoiksenne
abessive alfattanne alfoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — alfoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative alfansa alfansa
accusative nom. alfansa alfansa
gen. alfansa
genitive alfansa alfojensa
alfainsa rare
partitive alfaansa alfojaan
alfojansa
inessive alfassaan
alfassansa 		alfoissaan
alfoissansa
elative alfastaan
alfastansa 		alfoistaan
alfoistansa
illative alfaansa alfoihinsa
adessive alfallaan
alfallansa 		alfoillaan
alfoillansa
ablative alfaltaan
alfaltansa 		alfoiltaan
alfoiltansa
allative alfalleen
alfallensa 		alfoilleen
alfoillensa
essive alfanaan
alfanansa 		alfoinaan
alfoinansa
translative alfakseen
alfaksensa 		alfoikseen
alfoiksensa
abessive alfattaan
alfattansa 		alfoittaan
alfoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — alfoineen
alfoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَلْفَاء (ḥalfāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alfa m (plural alfas)

  1. esparto
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Galician

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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alfa m (plural alfas)

  1. alpha (Greek letter)

Etymology 2

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Unknown origin. Possibly related to Latin ārefacere through Galician alfar. Or Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós.

Noun

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alfa f (plural alfas)

  1. hot air expelled from an oven
  2. excessively hot air or wind
  3. blaze of the sun
  4. flame
    Synonyms: chama, lapa, laparada
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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alfa

  1. inflection of alfar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlfɒ]
  • Hyphenation: al‧fa
  • Rhymes: -fɒ

Noun

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alfa (plural alfák)

  1. alpha

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative alfa alfák
accusative alfát alfákat
dative alfának alfáknak
instrumental alfával alfákkal
causal-final alfáért alfákért
translative alfává alfákká
terminative alfáig alfákig
essive-formal alfaként alfákként
essive-modal — —
inessive alfában alfákban
superessive alfán alfákon
adessive alfánál alfáknál
illative alfába alfákba
sublative alfára alfákra
allative alfához alfákhoz
elative alfából alfákból
delative alfáról alfákról
ablative alfától alfáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		alfáé alfáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		alfáéi alfákéi
Possessive forms of alfa
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. alfám alfáim
2nd person sing. alfád alfáid
3rd person sing. alfája alfái
1st person plural alfánk alfáink
2nd person plural alfátok alfáitok
3rd person plural alfájuk alfáik

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Compound words

Further reading

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  • alfa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • alfa in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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alfa n (genitive singular alfa, no plural)

  1. alpha (Greek letter)

Declension

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    Declension of alfa
n-w singular
indefinite definite
nominative alfa alfað
accusative alfa alfað
dative alfa alfanu
genitive alfa alfans

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alif.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈal.fa/, (dialectal) /ˈal.pa/
  • Rhymes: -fa, -a
  • Hyphenation: al‧fa

Noun

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alfa (plural alfa-alfa, first-person possessive alfaku, second-person possessive alfamu, third-person possessive alfanya)

  1. alpha:
    1. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
    2. first, see alpha and omega.
      Synonyms: pertama, permulaan
    3. (astronomy) Alpha, the brightest star in a constellation according to the Bayer designation.
    4. (electronics) common-base current gain of a transistor in electronics.
    5. (statistics) the significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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alfa m (genitive singular alfa)

  1. alpha (Greek letter)
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).

Noun

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alfa m (genitive singular alfa)

  1. esparto, halfa

Declension

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Declension of alfa

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative alfa
Vocative a alfa
Genitive alfa
Dative alfa

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an t-alfa
Genitive an alfa
Dative leis an alfa

don alfa

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alfa n-alfa halfa t-alfa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈal.fa/
  • Rhymes: -alfa
  • Hyphenation: àl‧fa

Etymology 1

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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alfa m or f (invariable)

  1. alpha, specifically:
    1. the name of the Greek-script letter Α/α
    2. The name of the Latin-script letter Ɑ/ɑ.; Latin alpha
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Etymology 2

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Italian Wikispecies has information on:

Wikispecies it Borrowed from Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).

Noun

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alfa f (plural alfe)

  1. a grass, Stipa tenacissima; esparto, halfa

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) (sense 1), and Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā) (sense 2).

Noun

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alfa m (definite singular alfaen, indefinite plural alfaer, definite plural alfaene)

  1. alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
  2. esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) (sense 1), and Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā) (sense 2).

Noun

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alfa m (definite singular alfaen, indefinite plural alfaer or alfaar, definite plural alfaene or alfaane)

  1. alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
  2. esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima

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Old Norse

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Noun

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alfa

  1. accusative/genitive plural of alfr

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha),[1] from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/). First attested in 1533.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alfa f (indeclinable)

  1. alpha (Greek letter Α, α)
    umieć alfę z betą (Middle Polish) ― to be educated

Declension

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Declension of alfa
singular plural
nominative alfa alfy
genitive alfy alf
dative alfie alfom
accusative alfę alfy
instrumental alfą alfami
locative alfie alfach
vocative alfo alfy

Or indeclinable.

Derived terms

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nouns

References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alfa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alfa”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin alpha, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.fɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.fɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.fa/ [ˈaʊ̯.fa]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -alfɐ, (Brazil) -awfɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧fa

Noun

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alfa f (plural alfas)

  1. alpha (name of the Greek letter Α, α)
  2. (poetic) the beginning; the origin of something
    Synonyms: princípio, origem, começo
    Antonyms: ómega, ômega

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).

Noun

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alfa m (uncountable)

  1. alpha

Declension

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declension of alfa (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) alfa alfaul
genitive/dative (unui) alfa alfaului
vocative alfaule

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /âlfa/
  • Hyphenation: al‧fa

Noun

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ȁlfa f (Cyrillic spelling а̏лфа)

  1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Declension

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Declension of alfa
singular plural
nominative alfa alfe
genitive alfe alfa
dative alfi alfama
accusative alfu alfe
vocative alfo alfe
locative alfi alfama
instrumental alfom alfama

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alfa f (plural alfas)

  1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Usage notes

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Alfa always takes the usual feminine articles la and una (la alfa, una alfa). This makes it an exception to the rule according to which feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ frequently take the articles el and un otherwise reserved for masculine nouns (e.g., el alma, un alma).

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Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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alfa n

  1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Anagrams

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