Alfa

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See also: alfa, and alfą

Translingual

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

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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
code 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

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References

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

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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Clipping of Alfa Romeo.

Noun

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Alfa (plural Alfas)

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

Anagrams

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Etruscan

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Romanization

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Alfa

  1. Romanization of 𐌀𐌋𐌅𐌀

French

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Alfa f (plural Alfa)

  1. Short for Alfa Romeo.

Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Alfa f

  1. a female given name

Declension

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    Declension of Alfa
f-w1 singular
indefinite
nominative Alfa
accusative Ölfu
dative Ölfu
genitive Ölfu