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Webster 1913 Edition
Ana-
An′a-
.[Gr.
ἀνά
on; in comp.
, on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.
Definition 2024
ana-
ana-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"
English
Prefix
ana-
Derived terms
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Translations
French
Prefix
ana-
Derived terms
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Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑn̪ˠə]
Etymology 1
Prefix
ana-
Alternative forms
- anai- (before slender consonants)
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_ana-'>Irish words prefixed with ana-</a>
Etymology 2
Prefix
ana-
Usage notes
Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.
- ana-bheag
- very small
Related terms
- 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. | |||
References
- "ana-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Italian
Prefix
ana-
- ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
- (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)
- Variant of a- before a vowel
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ana (“ana”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑnɑ/
Prefix
ana-
- Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither.
- anawerpan "to throw upon"
- in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation
- anagiboran "inborn"
Portuguese
Prefix
ana-
- ana- (up; upwards)
Derived terms
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