Α

Α (upper case, lower case α)

The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

• (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

Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)

1. The letter ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

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.

• (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)

• (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) ᾿ ῾ ´ ` ῀ ¨ ¯ ˘

• 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)

Α (transliteration needed) (upper case, lower case α‎)

The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet.

• (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)

• (noun & adjective): Α. (A.)

The Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”) derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀‎ (ʼ, “aleph”) ()

• 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.

Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)

1. The letter άλφα (álfa, “alpha”), the first letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.

• (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)

Α • (A) (Greek numeral)

1. The number one (1).

Α • (A) f (indeclinable)

1. Initialism of ανατολή (anatolí): east

Α • (A) (indeclinable)

1. Initialism of ανατολικός (anatolikós): east, eastern

• Appendix:Greek compass points

Α (transliteration needed) (upper case, lower case α)

The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.

• (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