alfa

Etymology

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

Noun

alfa (plural alfas)

1. The letter A in the ICAO spelling alphabet

Anagrams

• Fala, faal

Etymology

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

Noun

alfa f (plural alfes)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alfa f (plural alfes)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Etymology

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

Noun

alfa n

1. alpha

Alternative forms

• alpha (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.faː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: al‧fa

Noun

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.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alfa

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Noun

alfa m (plural alfas)

1. esparto

Etymology

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

Noun

alfa m (plural alfas)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alfa (plural alfák)

1. alpha

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā).

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• "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.

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lfa/

• alfa

  (file)

Noun

alfa f

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Further reading

• alfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awfa

Noun

alfa f (plural alfas)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ȁlfa f (Cyrillic spelling а̏лфа)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalfa/

Noun

alfa f (plural alfas)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Further reading

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

Etymology

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

Noun

alfa n

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α