English

Noun

alfa ‎(plural alfas)

1. The letter A in the ICAO spelling alphabet

Translations

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

alfa f ‎(plural alfes)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

alfa f ‎(plural alfes)

1. Alpha; the Greek letter Α (lowercase α).

Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

alfa n

1. alpha

Finnish

(index al)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alfa

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Declension

French

Noun

alfa m ‎(plural alfas)

1. esparto

Related terms

• alfatier

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

alfa m ‎(plural alfas)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alfa ‎(plural alfák)

1. alpha

Declension

Irish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

alfa m ‎(genitive singular alfa)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Derived terms

• alfa-cháithnín m ‎(“alpha particle”)
• alfa-gha m ‎(“alpha wave”)
• alfa-héilics m ‎(“alpha helix”)

Etymology 2

Noun

alfa m ‎(genitive singular alfa)

1. esparto

Declension

Mutation

References

• "alfa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

alfa m, f ‎(invariable)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

alfa f ‎(plural alfe)

1. esparto (grass)

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Pronunciation

Noun

alfa f

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awfa

Noun

alfa f (plural alfas)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

ȁlfa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling а̏лфа)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.fa/

Noun

alfa f ‎(plural alfas)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα ‎(álpha).

Noun

alfa n

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α