-ana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus).

Suffix

-ana

  1. a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, etc.

Usage notes

All the formations from this suffix are pluralia tantum.

Synonyms

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-ana'>English words suffixed with -ana</a>

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- (“linking vowel”) +‎ -na (“conditional suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒnɒ]

Suffix

-ana

  1. (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).
    tanít (“to teach”) → tanítana (“he/she would teach”)

Usage notes

  • (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -na is added to most back vowel verbs
    vár (“to wait”) → várna (“he/she would wait”)
    -ne is added to most front vowel verbs
    kér (“to ask”) → kérne (“he/she would ask”)
    -ana is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)
    mond (“to say something”) → mondana (“he/she would say something”)
    tanít (“to teach”) → tanítana (“he/she would teach”)
    -ene is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    fest (“to paint”) → festene (“he/she would paint”)
    segít (“to help”) → segítene (“he/she would help”)

See also

  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Pronunciation 1

Suffix

-āna

  1. nominative feminine singular of -ānus
  2. nominative neuter plural of -ānus
  3. accusative neuter plural of -ānus
  4. vocative feminine singular of -ānus
  5. vocative neuter plural of -ānus

Pronunciation 2

Suffix

-ānā

  1. ablative feminine singular of -ānus

Portuguese

Suffix

-ana f (masculine -ano)

  1. feminine singular of -ano
  2. feminine equivalent of -ano

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ana (Cyrillic spelling -ана)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a place where an action occurs, relatives or to form a proper name.

Spanish

Suffix

-ana f (masculine -ano)

  1. Feminine form of -ano

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

  1. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
  2. Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Zulu_words_suffixed_with_-ana_(diminutive)'>Zulu words suffixed with -ana (diminutive)</a>

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *-ana, from Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

  1. each other; forms reciprocal verbs.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Zulu_words_suffixed_with_-ana_(reciprocal)'>Zulu words suffixed with -ana (reciprocal)</a>

References

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