alfa
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See also: Alfa and alfą
Translingual
Noun
alfa
- Alternative letter-case form of Alfa of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
English
Etymology 1
Noun
alfa
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- (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
From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.
Noun
alfa (plural alfas)
Asturian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa f (plural alfes)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
alfa f (plural alfes)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Further reading
- “alfa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa n or f
Declension
when feminine:
Declension of alfa (hard feminine)
Indeclinable when neuter.
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef.
Pronunciation
Noun
alfa f (plural alfa's, diminutive alfaatje n)
- the letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet)
- Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation.
- Antonym: bèta
- someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects
- Antonym: bèta
- (ethology) a dominant animal
Derived terms
- alfamannetje
- alfawetenschap
- alfawijfje
Further reading
alfa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
| Αα | Previous: | n/a |
|---|---|---|
| Next: | beeta |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
alfa
- alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
- alpha (person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive)
Declension
| 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. | ||
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Derived terms
(compounds):
Further reading
- “alfa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
alfa m (plural alfas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “alfa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa m (plural alfas)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Etymology 2
Unknown origin. Possibly related to Latin ārefacere through Galician alfar. Or Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós.
Noun
alfa f (plural alfas)
Derived terms
- alfada
Etymology 3
Verb
alfa
- inflection of alfar:
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alfa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alfa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alfa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
alfa (plural alfák)
Declension
| 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 |
| 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 |
Derived terms
(Compound words):
Further reading
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa f (genitive singular ölfu, nominative plural ölfur) or
alfa n (genitive singular alfa, nominative plural ölfu)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Declension
Declension of alfa (feminine)
Declension of alfa (neuter)
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alif.
Pronunciation
Noun
- alpha:
- 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.
- first, see alpha and omega.
- Synonyms: pertama, permulaan
- (astronomy) Alpha, the brightest star in a constellation according to the Bayer designation.
- (electronics) common-base current gain of a transistor in electronics.
- (statistics) the significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
Further reading
- “alfa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa m (genitive singular alfa)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Derived terms
- alfa-cháithnín m (“alpha particle”)
- alfa-gha m (“alpha wave”)
- alfa-héilics m (“alpha helix”)
- alfa-radaíocht (“alpha radiation”)
- alfa-rithim (“alpha rhythm”)
- alfa-thástáil (“alpha test”)
- alfa-uimhir (“alphanumeric”, noun)
- alfa-uimhriúil (“alphanumeric”, adjective)
- fireannach alfa (“alpha male”)
Etymology 2
Noun
alfa m (genitive singular alfa)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| alfa | n-alfa | halfa | t-alfa |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alfa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alfa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “alfa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
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