"alfa" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑl.faː/ Audio: Nl-alfa.ogg Forms: alfa's [plural], alfaatje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|grc|ἄλφα}} Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), {{der|nl|sem}} Semitic, {{doublet|nl|alef}} Doublet of alef Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-'s|alfaatje}} alfa f (plural alfa's, diminutive alfaatje n)
  1. The letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet). Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-alfa-nl-noun-masH4qfb Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 29 9
  2. Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-alfa-nl-noun-7tEy31Bl Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 29 9
  3. Someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-alfa-nl-noun-h~OVRrey Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 29 9
  4. (ethology) A dominant animal. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Ethology
    Sense id: en-alfa-nl-noun-GPYQN08y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alpha (english: superseded) Derived forms: alfamannetje, alfawetenschap, alfawijfje

Inflected forms

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      "word": "alfamannetje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "alfawetenschap"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "alef"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of alef",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef.",
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    {
      "form": "alfa's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfaatje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "al‧fa"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Greek letter names",
          "orig": "nl:Greek letter names",
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            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
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            "Writing",
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            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
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            "Communication"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "30 32 29 9",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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      ]
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        {
          "word": "bèta"
        }
      ],
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        "Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation."
      ],
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    },
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        "Someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Ethology",
          "orig": "nl:Ethology",
          "parents": [
            "Zoology",
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dominant animal."
      ],
      "id": "en-alfa-nl-noun-GPYQN08y",
      "links": [
        [
          "ethology",
          "ethology"
        ],
        [
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          "animal"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ethology) A dominant animal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑl.faː/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "superseded",
      "word": "alpha"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Dutch terms derived from Semitic languages",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "alfamannetje"
    },
    {
      "word": "alfawetenschap"
    },
    {
      "word": "alfawijfje"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "alfa's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfaatje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "alfa f (plural alfa's, diminutive alfaatje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "al‧fa"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "nl:Greek letter names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet)."
      ],
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        [
          "alpha",
          "alpha"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bèta"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bèta"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humanities",
          "humanities"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "nl:Ethology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dominant animal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ethology",
          "ethology"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "ethology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ethology) A dominant animal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑl.faː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-alfa.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/Nl-alfa.ogg/Nl-alfa.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Nl-alfa.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "superseded",
      "word": "alpha"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alfa"
}

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