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Albanian
Letter
Α (upper case, lower case α)
The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also
- (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γj γj, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, J j, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
Ancient Greek
Letter
Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)
- The letter ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
Usage notes
The letter represented the open front unrounded vowel: /a/, /aː/. Today, this letter is often represented by lower case α (a), although Ancient Greek did not distinguish between upper and lower case.
Derived terms
- (Modern Greek letters) Α (A, “Alpha”), α (a, “alpha”)
- (Latin (Roman) letters) a, A
- (Cyrillic letters) а (a), А (A)
- (Coptic) ⲁ (a), Ⲁ (A)
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α (A a), Β β (B b), Γ γ (G g), Δ δ (D d), Ε ε (E e), Ζ ζ (Z z), Η η (Ē ē), Θ θ (Th th), Ι ι ℩ (I i ℩), Κ κ (K k), Λ λ (L l), Μ μ (M m), Ν ν (N n), Ξ ξ (X x), Ο ο (O o), Π π (P p), Ρ ρ (R r), Σ σ ς (S s s), Τ τ (T t), Υ υ (U u), Φ φ (Ph ph), Χ χ (Kh kh), Ψ ψ (Ps ps), Ω ω (Ō ō)
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ´ ` ῀ ¨ ¯ ˘
References
- Α in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Α in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Α in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
Cypriot Arabic
Letter
Α (transliteration needed) (upper case, lower case α)
The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet.
See also
- (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, (Γ̱ γ̱), Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, (Ζ̱ ζ̱), Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, (Κ͟σ κ͟σ) , Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, ΟΥ ου, Π π, (Π̱ π̱), Ρ ρ, Σ σ, (ς), (Σ̱ σ̱), Τ τ, (Τ̱ τ̱), Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, (Ψ̱ ψ̱)
Greek
Alternative forms
- (noun & adjective): Α. (A.)
Etymology
The Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”) derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”) (
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/, /ə/
- In modern Greek, Α (A) represents the open front unrounded vowel sound (IPA(key): /a/), similar to the a in father.
Letter
Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)
- The letter άλφα (álfa, “alpha”), the first letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
Coordinate terms
- (Greek script letters) γράμμα (grámma); Α (A) α (a), (Ά (Á) ά (á)), Β (V) β (v), Γ (G) γ (g), Δ (D) δ (d), Ε (E) ε (e), (Έ (É) έ (é)), Ζ (Z) ζ (z), Η (I) η (i), Ή (Í) ή (í), Θ (Th) θ (th), Ι (I) ι (i), (Ί (Í) ί (í)), (Ϊ (Ϊ) ϊ (ï)), (ΐ (ḯ)), Κ (K) κ (k), Λ (L) λ (l), Μ (M) μ (m), Ν (N) ν (n), Ξ (X) ξ (x), Ο (O) ο (o), (Ό (Ó) ό (ó)), Π (P) π (p), Ρ (R) ρ (r), Σ (S) σ (s) ς (s), Τ (T) τ (t), Υ (Y) υ (y), (Ύ (Ý) ύ (ý)), (Ϋ (Ϋ) ϋ (ÿ)), (ΰ (ÿ́)), Φ (F) φ (f), Χ (Ch) χ (ch), Ψ (Ps) ψ (ps), Ω (O) ω (o), (Ώ (Ó) ώ (ó))
Griko Dialect (Greek script letters) Α (A) α (a), (Β (V) β (v)), Ƃ (Ƃ) b (b), Γ (G) γ (g), G (G) g (g), Ǵ (Ǵ) ǵ (ǵ), Δ (D) δ (d), D (D) d (d), Ε (E) ε (e), Ζ (Z) ζ (z), Η (I) η (i), Θ (Th) θ (th), Ι (I) ι (i), (Ϊ (Ϊ) ϊ (ï)), Κ (K) κ (k), Κ́ (Ḱ) κ́ (ḱ), Λ (L) λ (l), Λ̌ (Ľ) λ̌ (ľ), Μ (M) μ (m), Ν (N) ν (n), Ν̌ (Ň) ν̌ (ň), Ξ (X) ξ (x), Ο (O) ο (o), Π (P) π (p), Ρ (R) ρ (r), Σ (S) σ (s) ς (s), Σ̌ (Š) σ̌ (š) ς̌ (š), Τ (T) τ (t), Υ (Y) υ (y), Φ (F) φ (f), Χ (Ch) χ (ch), Ψ (Ps) ψ (ps), Ω (O) ω (o)
Numeral
Α • (A) (Greek numeral)
- The number one (1).
Coordinate terms
| Units | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1s | Α΄ α΄ | Β΄ β΄ | Γ΄ γ΄ | Δ΄ δ΄ | Ε΄ ε΄ | Ϛ΄ ϛ΄ ΣΤ΄ Στ΄ στ΄ Ϝ΄ ϝ΄ | Ζ΄ ζ΄ | Η΄ η΄ | Θ΄ θ΄ | |
| 10s | Ι΄ ι΄ | Κ΄ κ΄ | Λ΄ λ΄ | Μ΄ μ΄ | Ν΄ ν΄ | Ξ΄ ξ΄ | Ο΄ ο΄ | Π΄ π΄ | Ϟ΄ ϟ΄ | |
| 100s | Ρ΄ ρ΄ | Σ΄ σ΄ | Τ΄ τ΄ | Υ΄ υ΄ | Φ΄ φ΄ | Χ΄ χ΄ | Ψ΄ ψ΄ | Ω΄ ω΄ | Ϡ΄ ϡ΄ | |
| 1000s | ͵Α ͵α | ͵Β ͵β | ͵Γ ͵γ | ͵Δ ͵δ | ͵Ε ͵ε | ͵Ϛ ͵ϛ ͵ΣΤ ͵Στ ͵στ ͵Ϝ ͵ϝ | ͵Ζ ͵ζ | ͵Η ͵η | ͵Θ ͵θ | |
| 10,000s | ͵Ι ͵ι | ͵Κ ͵κ | ͵Λ ͵λ | ͵Μ ͵μ | ͵Ν ͵ν | ͵Ξ ͵ξ | ͵Ο ͵ο | ͵Π ͵π | ͵Ϟ ͵ϟ | |
| 100,000s | ͵Ρ ͵ρ | ͵Σ ͵σ | ͵Τ ͵τ | ͵Υ ͵υ | ͵Φ ͵φ | ͵Χ ͵χ | ͵Ψ ͵ψ | ͵Ω ͵ω | ͵Ϡ ͵ϡ | |
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Noun
Α • (A) f (indeclinable)
- Initialism of ανατολή (anatolí): east
Adjective
Α • (A) (indeclinable)
- Initialism of ανατολικός (anatolikós): east, eastern
Coordinate terms
- Appendix:Greek compass points
Tsakonian
Letter
Α (transliteration needed) (upper case, lower case α)
The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.
See also
- (Greek script letters) Α α, Α̈ α̈, Ά ά, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Έ έ, Ζ ζ, Ζ̌ ζ̌, Ζ̑ ζ̑, Η η, Ή ή, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ί ί, Ϊ ϊ, ΐ, Κ κ, Κ̀ κ̒, Λ λ, Λ̣ λ̣, Λ̑ λ̑, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ν̑ ν̑, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Ό ό, Π π, Π̀ π̒, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Σ̌ σ̌ ς̌, Σ̑ σ̑ ς̑, Τ τ, Τ̀ τ̒, Τζ τζ, Τσ τσ τς, Υ υ, Ύ ύ, Ϋ ϋ, ΰ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω, Ώ ώ