alfa
Translingual
urediNoun
uredialfa
- Alternative letter-case form of Alfa of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
English
urediEtymology 1
urediNoun
uredialfa
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- (international standards) Alternativno spelovanje od 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
urediFrom Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.
Noun
uredialfa (plural alfas)
Asturian
urediEtymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
uredialfa f (plural alfes)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Catalan
urediEtymology
urediPozajmljeno od Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
urediNoun
uredialfa f (plural alfes)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Further reading
urediCzech
urediEtymology
urediPozajmljeno od Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
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Declension
urediwhen feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
Dutch
urediAlternative forms
uredi- alpha (superseded)
Etymology
urediUltimately from Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Dubleti of alef.
Pronunciation
urediNoun
uredialfa 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.
- Antonim: bèta
- Someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects.
- Antonim: bèta
- (ethology) A dominant animal.
Derived terms
urediFurther reading
uredi- alfa na the Holandski Vikipediji.Vikipediji nl
Finnish
urediΑα | Prethodni: | n/a |
---|---|---|
Sledeći: | beeta |
Etymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
urediLua greška in package.lua at line 80: module 'Modul:fi-hyphenation' not found.
Noun
uredialfa
- alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
- alpha (person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive)
Declension
urediInflection of alfa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
urediFurther reading
urediFrench
urediEtymology
urediFrom Arapski حَلْفَاء (ḥalfāʾ).
Pronunciation
urediNoun
uredialfa m (plural alfas)
Related terms
urediFurther reading
uredi- “alfa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
urediPronunciation
urediEtymology 1
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
uredialfa m (plural alfas)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Etymology 2
urediNepoznato origin. Possibly related to Latinski ārefacere through Galician alfar. Or Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós.
Noun
uredialfa f (plural alfas)
Derived terms
urediEtymology 3
urediVerb
uredialfa
References
uredi- Šablon:R:gl:DDLG
- Šablon:R:gl:TILG
- “alfa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hungarian
urediEtymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
urediNoun
uredialfa (plural alfák)
Declension
urediInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
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 |
Derived terms
urediFurther reading
uredi- alfa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN 9630535793
- alfa in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2022)
Icelandic
urediEtymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
uredialfa n (genitive singular alfa, no plural)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Declension
urediIndonesian
urediEtymology
urediPozajmljeno od Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Dubleti of alif.
Pronunciation
urediNoun
uredialfa
- 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.
- (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
uredi- “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
urediEtymology 1
urediBorrowed from Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
uredialfa m (genitive singular alfa)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Derived terms
uredi- 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”, imenica)
- alfa-uimhriúil (“alphanumeric”, adjective)
- fireannach alfa (“alpha male”)
Etymology 2
urediNoun
uredialfa m (genitive singular alfa)
Declension
urediMutation
urediIrish mutation | |||
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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. |
Further reading
uredi- "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.
Italian
urediPronunciation
urediEtymology 1
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
uredialfa m or f (plural #)
- alpha, specifically:
- the name of the Greek-script letter Α/α
- The name of the Latinsko pismo letter Ɑ/ɑ.; Latin alpha
Related terms
urediEtymology 2
urediWikispecies it Pozajmljeno od Arapski حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).
Noun
uredialfa f (plural alfe)
- a grass, Stipa tenacissima; esparto, halfa
See also
urediAnagrams
uredi- fala (alphagram aafl)
Norwegian Bokmål
urediEtymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha) (sense 1), and Arapski حَلْفَا (ḥalfā) (sense 2).
Noun
uredialfa m (definite singular alfaen, indefinite plural alfaer, definite plural alfaene)
- alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
- esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima
Synonyms
uredi- (sense 2) alfagress
Derived terms
urediReferences
urediNorwegian Nynorsk
urediEtymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha) (sense 1), and Arapski حَلْفَا (ḥalfā) (sense 2).
Noun
uredi- alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
- esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima
Synonyms
uredi- (sense 2) alfagras
Derived terms
urediReferences
uredi- “alfa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
urediNoun
uredialfa
Polish
urediEtymology
urediLearned borrowing iz Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha),[1] from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /ʾālep/). First attested in 1533.Šablon:ref
Pronunciation
urediNoun
uredialfa f (indeclinable)
- alpha Galicijski
- umieć alfę z betą (Middle Polish) ― to be educated
Declension
urediOr indeclinable.
Derived terms
urediReferences
urediFurther reading
uredi- alfa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- alfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Šablon:R:pl:SXVII
- Šablon:R:pl:SJP1807
- Šablon:R:pl:SJP1861
- Šablon:R:pl:SJP1900
Portuguese
urediEtymology
urediBorrowed from Latinski alpha, from Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Dubleti of alef.
Pronunciation
uredi
Noun
uredialfa f (plural alfas)
Romanian
urediEtymology
urediPozajmljeno od Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha).
Noun
uredialfa m (uncountable)
Declension
urediSerbo-Croatian
urediEtymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
urediNoun
urediȁlfa f (Ćirilica spelling ȁlfa)
- alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
Declension
urediSpanish
urediEtymology
urediPozajmljeno od Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
urediNoun
uredialfa f (plural alfas)
- alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
Derived terms
urediRelated terms
urediFurther reading
uredi- “alfa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
urediEtymology
urediFrom Antički Grčki ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
uredialfa n
- alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
Anagrams
uredi- fala (alphagram aafl)