"alfa" meaning in Portuguese

See alfa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaw.fɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈaʊ̯.fɐ] [Brazil], /ˈaw.fɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈaʊ̯.fɐ] [Brazil], /ˈaw.fa/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈaʊ̯.fa] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈal.fɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈaɫ.fɐ] [Portugal] Forms: alfas [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -alfɐ, (Brazil) -awfɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alpha, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|la|alpha}} Latin alpha, {{der|pt|grc|ἄλφα}} Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), {{der|pt|sem}} Semitic, {{doublet|pt|alef}} Doublet of alef Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} alfa f (plural alfas)
  1. alpha (name of the Greek letter Α, α) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-alfa-pt-noun-hmcfQ-jh Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 94 6 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (poetic) the beginning; the origin of something Tags: feminine, poetic Synonyms: princípio, origem, começo
    Sense id: en-alfa-pt-noun-vvItV2HW

Inflected forms

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