See ἄλφα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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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"
},
"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": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "grc",
"name": "Greek letter names",
"orig": "grc:Greek letter names",
"parents": [
"Letter names",
"Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
"Names",
"Orthography",
"All topics",
"Proper nouns",
"Terms by semantic function",
"Writing",
"Fundamental",
"Nouns",
"Human behaviour",
"Language",
"Lemmas",
"Human",
"Communication"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the Ancient Greek alphabet."
],
"id": "en-ἄλφα-grc-noun-Xv8a3d-m",
"links": [
[
"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"
}
{
"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”).",
"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": [
"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",
"grc:Greek letter names"
],
"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"
]
}
],
"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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