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Albanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]- The first letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
- The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Latin-script alphabet (lower case
α , not a). - The first letter of the Gheg Albanian Cyrillic-script alphabet.
- The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet (lower case
α , not a).
See also
[edit]- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
- (Greek-script letters)
Α α ,Β β , Ƃ ƅ,Γ γ , Γϳ γϳ,Δ δ , D d,Ε ε ,Ε ̱ε ̱,Ζ ζ ,Ζ ̇ζ ̇,Θ θ ,Ι ι , Ϳ ϳ,Κ κ ,Κ ̇κ ̇,Λ λ ,Λ Λ λ λ ,Λ ̇λ ̇,Μ μ ,Ν ν ,Ν ̇ν ̇,Ο ο ,Π π ,Ρ ρ ,Ρ ̇ρ ̇,Σ σ ,Σ ̈σ ̈,Τ τ , Ȣ ȣ,Υ υ ,Φ φ ,Χ χ ,Χ ̇χ ̇,Τ Σ τ σ ,Τ Σ ̈τ σ ̈, DΣ dσ , DΣ ̈ dσ ̈
Ancient Greek
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Etymology
[edit]From Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “ʾālep”).
Letter
[edit]- The letter ἄ
λ φ α (álpha, “alpha”), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
Usage notes
[edit]The letter represented the open front unrounded vowel: /a/, /aː/. Today, this letter is often represented by lower case
Derived terms
[edit]- (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)
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]- (Greek-script letters)
Α α ,Β β ,Γ γ ,Δ δ ,Ε ε ,Ζ ζ ,Η η ,Θ θ ,Ι ι ,Κ κ ,Λ λ ,Μ μ ,Ν ν ,Ξ ξ ,Ο ο ,Π π ,Ρ ρ ,Σ σ ς,Τ τ ,Υ υ ,Φ φ ,Χ χ ,Ψ ψ ,Ω ω - (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
References
[edit]- “
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 (2006–2024)
Cypriot Arabic
[edit]Letter
[edit]- The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet.
See also
[edit]- (Greek script letters)
Α α ,Β β ,Γ γ , (Γ ̱γ ̱),Δ δ ,Ε ε ,Ζ ζ , (Ζ ̱ζ ̱),Η η ,Θ θ ,Ι ι ,Κ κ , (Κ ͟σ κ ͟σ ) ,Λ λ ,Μ μ ,Ν ν ,Ξ ξ ,Ο ο ,Ο Υ ο υ ,Π π , (Π ̱π ̱),Ρ ρ ,Σ σ , (ς), (Σ ̱σ ̱),Τ τ , (Τ ̱τ ̱),Υ υ ,Φ φ ,Χ χ ,Ψ ψ , (Ψ ̱ψ ̱)
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (noun & adjective):
Α . (A.)
Etymology
[edit]The Ancient Greek letter 
)
Pronunciation
[edit]- 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
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- (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 (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 (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)
Numeral
[edit]- The number one (1).
Coordinate terms
[edit]| 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
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- Initialism of ανατολικός (anatolikós): east, eastern
Coordinate terms
[edit]Tsakonian
[edit]Letter
[edit]- The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.
See also
[edit]- (Greek script letters)
Α (A)α (a),Α ̈ (Ä)α ̈ (ä), 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),Ζ ̌ (Ž)ζ ̌ (ž),Ζ ̑ (Z̑)ζ ̑ (z̑),Η (I)η (i), Ή (Í) ή (í),Θ (Th)θ (th),Ι (I)ι (i), Ί (Í) ί (í), Ϊ ϊ (ï), ΐ (ḯ),Κ (K)κ (k),Κ ̀ (K̀)κ ̔ (k̔),Λ (L)λ (l),Λ ̣ (Ḷ)λ ̣ (ḷ),Λ ̑ (L̑)λ ̑ (l̑),Μ (M)μ (m),Ν (N)ν (n),Ν ̇ (Ṅ)ν ̇ (ṅ),Ν ̑ (N̑)ν ̑ (n̑),Ξ (X)ξ (x),Ο (O)ο (o), Ό (Ó) ό (ó),Π (P)π (p),Π ̀ (P̀)π ̔ (p̔),Ρ (R)ρ (r),Σ (S)σ (s) ς (s),Σ ̌ (Š)σ ̌ (š) ς̌ (š),Σ ̑ (S̑)σ ̑ (s̑) ς̑ (s̑),Τ (T)τ (t),Τ ̀ (T̀)τ ̔ (t̔),Τ ζ (Tz)τ ζ (tz),Τ σ (Ts)τ σ (ts) τς (ts),Υ (Y)υ (y), Ύ (Ý) ύ (ý), 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)
Further reading
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Α on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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