ana-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”)

Prefix

ana-

  1. up
  2. on
  3. again
  4. backward
  5. excessive
  6. apiece (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

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Translations

Anagrams

French

Prefix

ana-

  1. ana-

Derived terms

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Gothic

Romanization

ana-

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

Prefix

ana-

  1. ana-
Alternative forms
  • anai- (before slender consonants)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Prefix

ana-

  1. Munster form of an- (“very, great”)
Usage notes

Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.

  • ana-bheag
    very small
  • an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ana- n-ana- hana- t-ana-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Italian

Prefix

ana-

  1. ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
  2. (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)
  3. Variant of a- before a vowel

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ana (“ana”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑnɑ/

Prefix

ana-

  1. Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither.
    anawerpan "to throw upon"
  2. in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation
    anagiboran "inborn"

Portuguese

Prefix

ana-

  1. ana- (up; upwards)

Derived terms

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Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

ana-

  1. Alternative form of an-

Derived terms

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