Alfa in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Alfa

You can make 9 words from 'alfa' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 4 letters words from 'alfa'
• 3 letters words from 'alfa'
• 2 letters words from 'alfa'

4 letters words from 'alfa'

ALFA 7

3 letters words from 'alfa'

AAL 3	ALA 3
ALF 6	FAA 6

2 letters words from 'alfa'

AA 2	AL 2
FA 5	LA 2

Definitions and meaning of alfa

alfa

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

alfa f (plural alfes)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fa/

Noun

alfa f (plural alfes)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Further reading

• “alfa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

alfa n

1. alpha

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• alpha (superseded)

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.faː/
• Hyphenation: al‧fa

Noun

alfa f (plural alfa's, diminutive alfaatje n)

1. The letter alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet).
2. Historically used in educational contexts to denote a humanistic orientation.

   Antonym: bèta

3. Someone who is educated in the humanities or otherwise prefers such subjects.

   Antonym: bèta

4. (ethology) A dominant animal.

Derived terms

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Finnish

(index al)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlf(ː)ɑ/, [ˈɑlf(ː)ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlfɑ
• Syllabification: al‧fa

Noun

alfa

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
2. alpha (person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive)

Declension

Compounds

• alfahiukkanen
• alfanumeerinen
• alfasäteily

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

alfa m (plural alfas)

1. esparto

Related terms

• alfatier

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Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

alfa m (plural alfas)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlfɒ]
• Hyphenation: al‧fa
• Rhymes: -fɒ

Noun

alfa (plural alfák)

1. alpha

Declension

Derived terms

• alfa-sejt

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

alfa n (genitive singular alfa, no plural)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Declension

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Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

alfa m (genitive singular alfa)

1. alpha (Greek letter)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā).

Noun

alfa m (genitive singular alfa)

1. 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.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.fa/
• Hyphenation: àl‧fa

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

alfa m or f (invariable)

1. alpha, specifically:
   1. The name of the Greek-script letter Α/α
   2. The name of the Latin-script letter Ɑ.; Latin alpha

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā).

Noun

alfa f (plural alfe)

Wikispecies ^it

1. a grass, Stipa tenacissima; esparto, halfa

See also

• sparto

Anagrams

• fala

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) (sense 1), and Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā) (sense 2)

Noun

alfa m (definite singular alfaen, indefinite plural alfaer, definite plural alfaene)

1. alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. 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).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) (sense 1), and Arabic حَلْفَا‎ (ḥalfā) (sense 2)

Noun

alfa m (definite singular alfaen, indefinite plural alfaer or alfaar, definite plural alfaene or alfaane)

1. alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima

Synonyms

• (sense 2) alfagras

Derived terms

• alfastråling

References

• “alfa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lfa/

Noun

alfa f

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Declension

Further reading

• alfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alpha, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alef.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.fɐ/
• Rhymes: -awfa

Noun

alfa f (plural alfas)

1. alpha (name of the Greek letter Α, α)
2. (poetic) the beginning; the origin of something

   Synonyms: princípio, origem, começo

   Antonyms: ómega, ômega

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Romanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)

Noun

alfa m (uncountable)

1. alpha

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âlfa/
• Hyphenation: al‧fa

Noun

ȁlfa f (Cyrillic spelling а̏лфа)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Declension

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalfa/, [ˈal.fa]

Noun

alfa f (plural alfas)

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Derived terms

Related terms

• álef

Further reading

• “alfa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

alfa n

1. alpha; the Greek letter Α, α

Anagrams

• fala

Source: wiktionary.org

• (Arabic) a North African esparto grass.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)