alfa

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


alfa

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


alfa

alfa (nominative singular)
alfy (nominative plural)
alfy (genitive singular)
alf (genitive plural)
alfě (dative singular)
alfám (dative plural)
alfu (accusative singular)
alfy (accusative plural)
alfo (singular vocative)
alfy (plural vocative)
alfě (locative singular)
alfách (locative plural)
alfou (instrumental singular)
alfami (instrumental plural)


alfa

the letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet)

Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation.

someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects

nl-noun

alfa f (plural alfa's, diminutive alfaatje n)

alfa's (plural)
alfaatje (diminutive neuter)

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


alfa

NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
w:NATO Phonetic Alphabet

(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).


alfa

(Islam) A West African cleric or religious teacher.


alfa

alpha (person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive)

alfa (nominative singular)
alfat (nominative plural)
alfa (accusative nominative singular)
alfat (accusative nominative plural)
alfan (accusative genitive singular)
alfat (accusative genitive plural)
alfan (genitive singular)
alfojen (genitive plural)
alfain (genitive plural rare)
alfaa (partitive singular)
alfoja (partitive plural)
alfassa (inessive singular)
alfoissa (inessive plural)
alfasta (elative singular)
alfoista (elative plural)
alfaan (illative singular)
alfoihin (illative plural)
alfalla (adessive singular)
alfoilla (adessive plural)
alfalta (ablative singular)
alfoilta (ablative plural)
alfalle (allative singular)
alfoille (allative plural)
alfana (essive singular)
alfoina (essive plural)
alfaksi (singular translative)
alfoiksi (plural translative)
alfatta (abessive singular)
alfoitta (abessive plural)
alfoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
alfani (nominative singular)
alfani (nominative plural)
alfani (accusative nominative singular)
alfani (accusative nominative plural)
alfani (accusative genitive singular)
alfani (accusative genitive plural)
alfani (genitive singular)
alfojeni (genitive plural)
alfaini (genitive plural rare)
alfaani (partitive singular)
alfojani (partitive plural)
alfassani (inessive singular)
alfoissani (inessive plural)
alfastani (elative singular)
alfoistani (elative plural)
alfaani (illative singular)
alfoihini (illative plural)
alfallani (adessive singular)
alfoillani (adessive plural)
alfaltani (ablative singular)
alfoiltani (ablative plural)
alfalleni (allative singular)
alfoilleni (allative plural)
alfanani (essive singular)
alfoinani (essive plural)
alfakseni (singular translative)
alfoikseni (plural translative)
alfattani (abessive singular)
alfoittani (abessive plural)
alfoineni (comitative plural)
alfasi (nominative singular)
alfasi (nominative plural)
alfasi (accusative nominative singular)
alfasi (accusative nominative plural)
alfasi (accusative genitive singular)
alfasi (accusative genitive plural)
alfasi (genitive singular)
alfojesi (genitive plural)
alfaisi (genitive plural rare)
alfaasi (partitive singular)
alfojasi (partitive plural)
alfassasi (inessive singular)
alfoissasi (inessive plural)
alfastasi (elative singular)
alfoistasi (elative plural)
alfaasi (illative singular)
alfoihisi (illative plural)
alfallasi (adessive singular)
alfoillasi (adessive plural)
alfaltasi (ablative singular)
alfoiltasi (ablative plural)
alfallesi (allative singular)
alfoillesi (allative plural)
alfanasi (essive singular)
alfoinasi (essive plural)
alfaksesi (singular translative)
alfoiksesi (plural translative)
alfattasi (abessive singular)
alfoittasi (abessive plural)
alfoinesi (comitative plural)
alfamme (nominative singular)
alfamme (nominative plural)
alfamme (accusative nominative singular)
alfamme (accusative nominative plural)
alfamme (accusative genitive singular)
alfamme (accusative genitive plural)
alfamme (genitive singular)
alfojemme (genitive plural)
alfaimme (genitive plural rare)
alfaamme (partitive singular)
alfojamme (partitive plural)
alfassamme (inessive singular)
alfoissamme (inessive plural)
alfastamme (elative singular)
alfoistamme (elative plural)
alfaamme (illative singular)
alfoihimme (illative plural)
alfallamme (adessive singular)
alfoillamme (adessive plural)
alfaltamme (ablative singular)
alfoiltamme (ablative plural)
alfallemme (allative singular)
alfoillemme (allative plural)
alfanamme (essive singular)
alfoinamme (essive plural)
alfaksemme (singular translative)
alfoiksemme (plural translative)
alfattamme (abessive singular)
alfoittamme (abessive plural)
alfoinemme (comitative plural)
alfanne (nominative singular)
alfanne (nominative plural)
alfanne (accusative nominative singular)
alfanne (accusative nominative plural)
alfanne (accusative genitive singular)
alfanne (accusative genitive plural)
alfanne (genitive singular)
alfojenne (genitive plural)
alfainne (genitive plural rare)
alfaanne (partitive singular)
alfojanne (partitive plural)
alfassanne (inessive singular)
alfoissanne (inessive plural)
alfastanne (elative singular)
alfoistanne (elative plural)
alfaanne (illative singular)
alfoihinne (illative plural)
alfallanne (adessive singular)
alfoillanne (adessive plural)
alfaltanne (ablative singular)
alfoiltanne (ablative plural)
alfallenne (allative singular)
alfoillenne (allative plural)
alfananne (essive singular)
alfoinanne (essive plural)
alfaksenne (singular translative)
alfoiksenne (plural translative)
alfattanne (abessive singular)
alfoittanne (abessive plural)
alfoinenne (comitative plural)
alfansa (nominative singular)
alfansa (nominative plural)
alfansa (accusative nominative singular)
alfansa (accusative nominative plural)
alfansa (accusative genitive singular)
alfansa (accusative genitive plural)
alfansa (genitive singular)
alfojensa (genitive plural)
alfainsa (genitive plural rare)
alfaansa (partitive singular)
alfojaan (partitive plural)
alfojansa (partitive plural)
alfassaan (inessive singular)
alfassansa (inessive singular)
alfoissaan (inessive plural)
alfoissansa (inessive plural)
alfastaan (elative singular)
alfastansa (elative singular)
alfoistaan (elative plural)
alfoistansa (elative plural)
alfaansa (illative singular)
alfoihinsa (illative plural)
alfallaan (adessive singular)
alfallansa (adessive singular)
alfoillaan (adessive plural)
alfoillansa (adessive plural)
alfaltaan (ablative singular)
alfaltansa (ablative singular)
alfoiltaan (ablative plural)
alfoiltansa (ablative plural)
alfalleen (allative singular)
alfallensa (allative singular)
alfoilleen (allative plural)
alfoillensa (allative plural)
alfanaan (essive singular)
alfanansa (essive singular)
alfoinaan (essive plural)
alfoinansa (essive plural)
alfakseen (singular translative)
alfaksensa (singular translative)
alfoikseen (plural translative)
alfoiksensa (plural translative)
alfattaan (abessive singular)
alfattansa (abessive singular)
alfoittaan (abessive plural)
alfoittansa (abessive plural)
alfoineen (comitative plural)
alfoinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈɑ̝lf(ː)ɑ̝]


alfa

bor

Arabic حَلْفَاء (ḥalfāʔ)


alfa

Unknown origin. Possibly related to Latin ārefacere through
Galician alfar. Or Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós.


alfa

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of alfar:
second-person singular imperative


alfa

alfák (plural)
alfa (nominative singular)
alfák (nominative plural)
alfát (accusative singular)
alfákat (accusative plural)
alfának (dative singular)
alfáknak (dative plural)
alfával (instrumental singular)
alfákkal (instrumental plural)
alfáért (causal-final singular)
alfákért (causal-final plural)
alfává (singular translative)
alfákká (plural translative)
alfáig (singular terminative)
alfákig (plural terminative)
alfaként (essive-formal singular)
alfákként (essive-formal plural)
alfában (inessive singular)
alfákban (inessive plural)
alfán (singular superessive)
alfákon (plural superessive)
alfánál (adessive singular)
alfáknál (adessive plural)
alfába (illative singular)
alfákba (illative plural)
alfára (singular sublative)
alfákra (plural sublative)
alfához (allative singular)
alfákhoz (allative plural)
alfából (elative singular)
alfákból (elative plural)
alfáról (delative singular)
alfákról (delative plural)
alfától (ablative singular)
alfáktól (ablative plural)
alfáé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
alfáké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
alfáéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
alfákéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
alfám (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
alfáim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
alfád (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
alfáid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
alfája (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
alfái (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
alfánk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
alfáink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
alfátok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
alfáitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
alfájuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
alfáik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)


alfa

is-noun

alfa f (genitive singular ölfu, nominative plural ölfur) or
alfa n (genitive singular alfa, nominative plural ölfu)

alfa (canonical feminine)
alfa (canonical neuter)
ölfu (genitive singular)
ölfur (nominative plural)
alfa (genitive singular)
ölfu (nominative plural)
alfa (indefinite nominative singular)
alfan (definite nominative singular)
ölfur (indefinite nominative plural)
ölfurnar (definite nominative plural)
ölfu (accusative indefinite singular)
ölfuna (accusative definite singular)
ölfur (accusative indefinite plural)
ölfurnar (accusative definite plural)
ölfu (dative indefinite singular)
ölfunni (dative definite singular)
ölfum (dative indefinite plural)
ölfunum (dative definite plural)
ölfu (genitive indefinite singular)
ölfunnar (definite genitive singular)
alfa (genitive indefinite plural)
alfanna (definite genitive plural)
alfa (indefinite nominative singular)
alfað (definite nominative singular)
ölfu (indefinite nominative plural)
ölfun (definite nominative plural)
alfa (accusative indefinite singular)
alfað (accusative definite singular)
ölfu (accusative indefinite plural)
ölfun (accusative definite plural)
alfa (dative indefinite singular)
alfanu (dative definite singular)
ölfum (dative indefinite plural)
ölfunum (dative definite plural)
alfa (genitive indefinite singular)
alfans (definite genitive singular)
alfa (genitive indefinite plural)
alfanna (definite genitive plural)


alfa

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.

(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.

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


alfa

alfa (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
alfa (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a alfa (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-alfa (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an alfa (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an alfa (definite singular)
don alfa (definite singular)
alfa
n-alfa
halfa
t-alfa


alfa

alpha, specifically:
the name of the Greek-script letter Α/α

The name of the Latin-script letter Ɑ/ɑ.; Latin alpha


alfa

a grass, Stipa tenacissima; esparto, halfa

Wikispecies ⁱᵗ
Borrowed from Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).


alfa

alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.

alfaen (definite singular)
alfaer (indefinite plural)
alfaene (definite plural)

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


alfa

alfaen (definite singular)
alfaer (indefinite plural)
alfaar (indefinite plural)
alfaene (definite plural)
alfaane (definite plural)


alfa

umieć alfę z betą (Middle Polish)

alfa (nominative singular)
alfy (nominative plural)
alfy (genitive singular)
alf (genitive plural)
alfie (dative singular)
alfom (dative plural)
alfę (accusative singular)
alfy (accusative plural)
alfą (instrumental singular)
alfami (instrumental plural)
alfie (locative singular)
alfach (locative plural)
alfo (singular vocative)
alfy (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /ʾālep/). First attested in 1533.

ref

Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alfa”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]


alfa

(poetic) the beginning; the origin of something

Borrowed from Latin alpha, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef.


alfa

alfa (accusative indefinite nominative)
alfaul (accusative definite nominative)
alfa (indefinite)
alfaului (definite)
alfaule (vocative)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).


alfa

ȁlfa (canonical feminine)
а̏лфа (Cyrillic)
alfa (nominative singular)
alfe (nominative plural)
alfe (genitive singular)
alfa (genitive plural)
alfi (dative singular)
alfama (dative plural)
alfu (accusative singular)
alfe (accusative plural)
alfo (singular vocative)
alfe (plural vocative)
alfi (locative singular)
alfama (locative plural)
alfom (instrumental singular)
alfama (instrumental plural)


alfa

Alternative letter-case form of Alfa of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.