"ἄλφα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἄλφα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ál.pʰa/, /ˈal.ɸa/, /ˈal.fa/, /ál.pʰa/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈal.pʰa/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈal.ɸa/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈal.fa/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈal.fa/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|grc|phn|𐤀|ts=ʾālep}} Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/), {{bor|grc|phn|𐤀𐤋𐤐|t=bull, ox, head of cattle}} Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”)
  1. first
    Sense id: en-ἄλφα-grc-adj-p5N7ZLjK

Noun

IPA: /ál.pʰa/, /ˈal.ɸa/, /ˈal.fa/, /ál.pʰa/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈal.pʰa/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈal.ɸa/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈal.fa/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈal.fa/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: álpha [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|grc|phn|𐤀|ts=ʾālep}} Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/), {{bor|grc|phn|𐤀𐤋𐤐|t=bull, ox, head of cattle}} Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|g=n}} ἄλφα • (álpha) n (indeclinable)
  1. alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the Ancient Greek alphabet. Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-ἄλφα-grc-noun-Xv8a3d-m Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Greek letter names Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 4 96
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        "1": "grc",
        "2": "phn",
        "3": "𐤀",
        "ts": "ʾālep"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "phn",
        "3": "𐤀𐤋𐤐",
        "t": "bull, ox, head of cattle"
      },
      "expansion": "Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "álpha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ἄλφα • (álpha) n (indeclinable)",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 99",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Greek letter names",
          "orig": "grc:Greek letter names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the Ancient Greek alphabet."
      ],
      "id": "en-ἄλφα-grc-noun-Xv8a3d-m",
      "links": [
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          "alpha",
          "alpha"
        ],
        [
          "Α",
          "Α"
        ],
        [
          "α",
          "α"
        ],
        [
          "Ancient Greek",
          "Ancient Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.pʰa/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄλφα"
}

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "άλφα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: άλφα (álfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: άλφα (álfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "أَلْفَا",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: أَلْفَا (ʔalfā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: أَلْفَا (ʔalfā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Asturian: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Asturian: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "алфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: алфа (alfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: алфа (alfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܐܠܦܐ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "ʾalpā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܐܠܦܐ (ʾalpā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܐܠܦܐ (ʾalpā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gez",
            "2": "አልፋ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ge'ez: አልፋ (ʾälfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ge'ez: አልፋ (ʾälfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "अल्फ़ा",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: अल्फ़ा (alfā)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "perhaps via Arabic"
          },
          "expansion": "(perhaps via Arabic)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: अल्फ़ा (alfā) (perhaps via Arabic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Irish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Irish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "алфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: алфа (alfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: алфа (alfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "ալփ",
            "3": "այբ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: ալփ (alpʻ), այբ (ayb)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: ալփ (alpʻ), այբ (ayb)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "а́льфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: а́льфа (álʹfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: а́льфа (álʹfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "а̏лфа",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "ȁlfa"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: а̏лфа (ȁlfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: а̏лфа (ȁlfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovene: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovene: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "а́льфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: а́льфа (álʹfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: а́льфа (álʹfa)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "phn",
        "3": "𐤀",
        "ts": "ʾālep"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "phn",
        "3": "𐤀𐤋𐤐",
        "t": "bull, ox, head of cattle"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”).",
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "first"
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      "links": [
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.pʰa/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄλφα"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek indeclinable nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter indeclinable nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Phoenician",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Phoenician",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Greek letter names"
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        "ts": "ʾālep"
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "álpha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "g": "n"
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      "expansion": "ἄλφα • (álpha) n (indeclinable)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the Ancient Greek alphabet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alpha",
          "alpha"
        ],
        [
          "Α",
          "Α"
        ],
        [
          "α",
          "α"
        ],
        [
          "Ancient Greek",
          "Ancient Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.pʰa/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄλφα"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek indeclinable nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter indeclinable nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Phoenician",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Phoenician",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Greek letter names"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "άλφα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: άλφα (álfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: άλφα (álfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "أَلْفَا",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: أَلْفَا (ʔalfā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: أَلْفَا (ʔalfā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Asturian: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Asturian: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "алфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: алфа (alfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: алфа (alfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܐܠܦܐ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "ʾalpā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܐܠܦܐ (ʾalpā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܐܠܦܐ (ʾalpā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gez",
            "2": "አልፋ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ge'ez: አልፋ (ʾälfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ge'ez: አልፋ (ʾälfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "अल्फ़ा",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: अल्फ़ा (alfā)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "perhaps via Arabic"
          },
          "expansion": "(perhaps via Arabic)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: अल्फ़ा (alfā) (perhaps via Arabic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Irish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Irish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "alpha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: alpha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: alpha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "алфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: алфа (alfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: алфа (alfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "ալփ",
            "3": "այբ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: ալփ (alpʻ), այբ (ayb)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: ալփ (alpʻ), այբ (ayb)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "а́льфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: а́льфа (álʹfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: а́льфа (álʹfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "а̏лфа",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "ȁlfa"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: а̏лфа (ȁlfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: а̏лфа (ȁlfa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovene: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovene: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "alfa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: alfa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: alfa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "а́льфа",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: а́льфа (álʹfa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: а́льфа (álʹfa)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "phn",
        "3": "𐤀",
        "ts": "ʾālep"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "phn",
        "3": "𐤀𐤋𐤐",
        "t": "bull, ox, head of cattle"
      },
      "expansion": "Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “bull, ox, head of cattle”).",
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "first"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ál.pʰa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.pʰa/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.ɸa/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal.fa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄλφα"
}

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