Alfa

See also: alfa and alfą

Translingual

Alfa [1]
Alfa [2]
Alfa [3]

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English alpha, respelled to make the pronunciation clearer to those who do not speak English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalfa][1]

Noun

Alfa

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter A.
    • 2016 CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), p. 3-5
      ETA [is spoken] as "ee-tee-ay" instead of "I SPELL Echo Tango Alfa".
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter A.
  3. (time zone) UTC+01:00


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

Translations

References

  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

English

Etymology

Clipping of Alfa Romeo.

Noun

Alfa (plural Alfas)

  1. (automotive, informal) A car made by Alfa Romeo.

Anagrams

Etruscan

Romanization

Alfa

  1. romanization of 𐌀𐌋𐌅𐌀

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.fa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Alfa f (plural Alfa)

  1. short for Alfa Romeo

Icelandic

Proper noun

Alfa f (proper noun, genitive singular Ölfu)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Alfa (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Alfa
accusative Ölfu
dative Ölfu
genitive Ölfu
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