Alfa
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Translingual[edit]
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Alfa [2] |
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Alfa [3] |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English alpha, respelled to make the pronunciation clearer to those who do not speak English.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Alfa
- (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".
- 2016 CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), p. 3-5
- (nautical) Signal flag for the letter A.
- (time zone) UTC+01:00
code | Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
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code | November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu |
Translations[edit]
the letter "A" in a national spelling alphabet
References[edit]
- ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of Alfa Romeo.
Noun[edit]
Alfa (plural Alfas)
- (automotive, informal) A car made by Alfa Romeo.
Anagrams[edit]
Etruscan[edit]
Romanization[edit]
Alfa
- Romanization of 𐌀𐌋𐌅𐌀
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Alfa f (plural Alfa)
- Short for Alfa Romeo.
Icelandic[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Alfa f
- a female given name
Declension[edit]
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- Translingual terms derived from English
- Translingual terms with IPA pronunciation
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual nouns
- ICAO spelling alphabet
- ITU & IMO phonetic alphabet
- mul:Nautical
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Automotive
- English informal terms
- en:Automobiles
- Etruscan non-lemma forms
- Etruscan romanizations
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French short forms
- fr:Automobiles
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic female given names