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alfa
Asturian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa f (plural alfes)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?al.f?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?al.fa/
Noun
alfa f (plural alfes)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Further reading
- “alfa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa n
- alpha
Dutch
Alternative forms
- alpha (superseded)
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l.fa?/
- Hyphenation: al?fa
Noun
alfa f (plural alfa's, diminutive alfaatje n)
- The letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet).
- Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation.
- Antonym: bèta
- Someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects.
- Antonym: bèta
- (ethology) A dominant animal.
Derived terms
Finnish
(index al)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lf(?)?/, [??lf(?)?]
- Rhymes: -?lf?
- Syllabification: al?fa
Noun
alfa
- alpha; the Greek letter ?, ?
- alpha (person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive)
Declension
Compounds
- alfahiukkanen
- alfanumeerinen
- alfasäteily
French
Pronunciation
Noun
alfa m (plural alfas)
- esparto
Related terms
- alfatier
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa m (plural alfas)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??lf?]
- Hyphenation: al?fa
- Rhymes: -f?
Noun
alfa (plural alfák)
- alpha
Declension
Derived terms
- alfa-sejt
Icelandic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa n (genitive singular alfa, no plural)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Declension
Irish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa m (genitive singular alfa)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Arabic ???????? (?alf?).
Noun
alfa m (genitive singular alfa)
- esparto, halfa
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "alfa" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “alfa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alfa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?al.fa/
- Hyphenation: àl?fa
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa m or f (invariable)
- alpha, specifically:
- The name of the Greek-script letter ?/?
- The name of the Latin-script letter ?.; Latin alpha
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Arabic ???????? (?alf?).
Noun
alfa f (plural alfe)
Wikispecies it
- A grass, Stipa tenacissima; esparto, halfa
See also
- sparto
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha) (sense 1), and Arabic ???????? (?alf?) (sense 2)
Noun
alfa m (definite singular alfaen, indefinite plural alfaer, definite plural alfaene)
- alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
- esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima
Synonyms
- (sense 2) alfagress
Derived terms
- alfastråling
References
- “alfa” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “alfa_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “alfa_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha) (sense 1), and Arabic ???????? (?alf?) (sense 2)
Noun
alfa m (definite singular alfaen, indefinite plural alfaer or alfaar, definite plural alfaene or alfaane)
- alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
- esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima
Synonyms
- (sense 2) alfagras
Derived terms
- alfastråling
References
- “alfa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.lfa/
Noun
alfa f
- alpha; the Greek letter ?, ?
Declension
Further reading
- alfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alpha, from Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?aw.f?/
- Rhymes: -awfa
Noun
alfa f (plural alfas)
- alpha (name of the Greek letter ?, ?)
- (poetic) the beginning; the origin of something
- Synonyms: princípio, origem, começo
- Antonyms: ómega, ômega
Romanian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha)
Noun
alfa m (uncountable)
- alpha
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /âlfa/
- Hyphenation: al?fa
Noun
?lfa f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- alpha; the Greek letter ?, ?
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?alfa/, [?al.fa]
Noun
alfa f (plural alfas)
- alpha; the Greek letter ?, ?
Derived terms
Related terms
- álef
Further reading
- “alfa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), of Semitic origin.
Noun
alfa n
- alpha; the Greek letter ?, ?
Anagrams
- fala
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alpha
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ???? (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician ????? (?, “aleph”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ælf?/, [?æ?.f?]
Noun
alpha (countable and uncountable, plural alphas)
- The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (?, ?), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- Latin alpha: the Latin letter ? (minuscule: ?).
- (sciences) The name of the symbols ? and ? used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
- I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("?-particle") with the Large Hadron Collider.
- (finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
- A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
- 2008, Faye Flam, The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man, Avery (2008), ?ISBN, unnumbered page:
- Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.
- 2008, The New Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies (ed. Mitzi Szereto), Black Lace (2008), ?ISBN, page 38:
- I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly not alphas.
- 2009, Martin G. Groder & Pat Webster, Winning at Love: The Alpha Male's Guide to Relationship Success, Bascom Hill Books (2009), ?ISBN, page ix:
- This book is primarily for alpha males, or “top dogs.” We'll talk more about that later; but let's just say that if you are a man and successful in the world of trade, business, or profession, most likely you are an alpha, or you have been trained to act like an alpha.
- 2008, Faye Flam, The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man, Avery (2008), ?ISBN, unnumbered page:
- (informal, abbreviation) Short for alphabet. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (software engineering) The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
- (aviation) Short for angle of attack.
- (computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
- (statistics) The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a sexually-dominant (and sometimes secondary) gender/sex that is driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
- 2013, Kristina Busse, "Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse", in Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World (ed. Anne Jamison), page 317:
- Sometimes the alphas and omegas are rare, sometimes they are only males, sometimes they have altered sex organs.
- 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 11:
- Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, “a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man,” instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.
- 2018, Laura Campillo Arnaiz, "When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis of Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in the Hannibal Fandom", in The Darker Side of Slash Fan Fiction (ed. Ashton Spacey), page 130:
- Contrary to the typical scenario expected in a dark A/B/O story, in this story both Hannibal and Will are alphas—but Hannibal wants Will to be his omega; subservient and submissive to him only.
- 2013, Kristina Busse, "Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse", in Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World (ed. Anne Jamison), page 317:
Coordinate terms
(angle of attack): beta, gamma, theta
Derived terms
Related terms
- alphabet
Translations
See also
- Alpha (investment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Adjective
alpha (not comparable)
- Designates the first in an order of precedence.
- I am the alpha male.
- (of person, object or action) exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype.
- 2015, Life Is Strange, Square Enix:
- And thank you. Seriously. I'll call you later.
You better. I'm feeling pretty alpha now.
Yes, you are.
- And thank you. Seriously. I'll call you later.
- 2015, Life Is Strange, Square Enix:
- (astronomy) Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation.
- When space travel becomes feasible, I plan to visit Alpha Centauri.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- alaph, phaal
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.fa/
Noun
alpha m (plural alpha)
- alpha (Greek letter)
Further reading
- “alpha” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
alpha
- alpha
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (álpha).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?al.p?a/, [?ä??p?ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?al.fa/, [??lf?]
Noun
alpha n (indeclinable)
- alpha
References
- alpha in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alpha in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alpha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- alpha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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