alfa

From alpha, respelled to make the pronunciation clearer to those who do not speak English.

alfa (plural alfas)

1. The letter A in the ICAO spelling alphabet

• AAFL, Fala, fa-la, faal

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

alfa f (plural alfes)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

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

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fa/

alfa f (plural alfes)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

• “alfa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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

alfa n

1. alpha

• alpha (superseded)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.faː/

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• Hyphenation: al‧fa

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.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlfɑ/, [ˈɑlfɑ]
• Hyphenation: al‧fa

alfa

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

• alfahiukkanen
• alfanumeerinen
• alfasäteily

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alfa m (plural alfas)

1. esparto

• alfatier

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

alfa m (plural alfas)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlfɒ]
• Hyphenation: al‧fa

alfa (plural alfák)

1. alpha

• alfa-sejt

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

alfa m (genitive singular alfa)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

From Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā).

alfa m (genitive singular alfa)

1. esparto, halfa

• "alfa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “alfa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “alfa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.fa/, [ˈäl̺fä]
• Stress: àlfa
• Hyphenation: al‧fa

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

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.; Latin alpha

From Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā).

alfa f (plural alfe)

Wikispecies ^it

1. (botany) Stipa tenacissima; esparto, halfa

• sparto

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

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

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

• (sense 2) alfagress

• alfastråling

• “alfa” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “alfa_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “alfa_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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

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

• (sense 2) alfagras

• alfastråling

• “alfa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lfa/

• alfa

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alfa f

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

• alfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

• Rhymes: -awfa

alfa f (plural alfas)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

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

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

ȁlfa f (Cyrillic spelling а̏лфа)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈalfa/

alfa f (plural alfas)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

• álef

• “alfa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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

alfa n

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α