"alfa" meaning in Catalan

See alfa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈal.fə] [Balearic, Central], [ˈal.fa] [Valencia] Forms: alfes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|grc|ἄλφα}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), {{der|ca|sem}} Semitic Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} alfa f (plural alfes)
  1. alpha (Greek letter) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-alfa-ca-noun-F6nCXia- Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 23 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alfes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 23 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Greek letter names",
          "orig": "ca:Greek letter names",
          "parents": [
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            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
          ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "alpha"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈal.fə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈal.fa]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alfes",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Catalan feminine nouns",
        "Catalan lemmas",
        "Catalan nouns",
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        "Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Catalan terms derived from Semitic languages",
        "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈal.fə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈal.fa]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alfa"
}

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