"alfa" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈal.fa/
Rhymes: -alfa Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Etymology templates: {{der|it|grc|ἄλφα}} Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), {{der|it|sem}} Semitic Head templates: {{it-noun|mf|#}} alfa m or f (invariable)
  1. alpha, specifically:
    the name of the Greek-script letter Α/α
    Tags: feminine, invariable, masculine Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-alfa-it-noun-vtNXY427 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 53 26 21 Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 64 36
  2. alpha, specifically:
    The name of the Latin-script letter Ɑ.; Latin alpha
    Tags: feminine, invariable, masculine Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-alfa-it-noun-vCcgaKSs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alef, alfabeto
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈal.fa/ Forms: alfe [plural]
Rhymes: -alfa Etymology: Wikispecies ⁱᵗ Borrowed from Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā). Etymology templates: {{wikispecies|Stipa tenacissima|lang=it}} Wikispecies ⁱᵗ, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|ar|حَلْفَا|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā), {{bor+|it|ar|حَلْفَا}} Borrowed from Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} alfa f (plural alfe)
  1. a grass, Stipa tenacissima; esparto, halfa Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Grasses Related terms: sparto
    Sense id: en-alfa-it-noun-n01z-Oqc Disambiguation of Grasses: 27 5 68 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 30 4 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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