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а-
а-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"
Abaza
Prefix
а- • (ā-)
- (definite) article, attached to Abaza words, denoting definiteness.
- ажвлара ― āž°lārā ― The nation.
- (possessive prefix) its, belonging to a non-human object
- Акъва атранспорт ― Āq̇°ā ātrānsport ― Sukhumi's transport
Abkhaz
Prefix
а- • (ā-)
- (definite) article, attached to Abkhaz words, denoting definiteness.
- (3rd person singular inanimate pronoun) it, used as the subject in transitive verbs
- сагеит ― sāgeiṭ ― it took me
- (3rd person singular inanimate possessive prefix) its, belonging to non-human 3rd-person singular
- Аҟәа атранспорт ― Āq̇wā āṭrānsṗorṭ ― Sukhumi's transport
- the infinitive form of a verb, denoting there is no definite subject. See also -ра
See also
Abkhaz personal pronouns
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | сара (sārā), с- (s-), сы- (sə-), з- (z-) | ҳара (ḥārā), а- (ā-), ҳ- (ḥ-), ҳа- (ḥā-) | |
| 2nd person | m | уара (uārā), у- (u-) | шәара (š°ārā), шә- (š°-), шәы- (š°ə-), жә- (ž°-) |
| f | бара (bārā), б- (b-), бы- (bə-) | ||
| 3rd person | m | иара (iārā), и- (i-), д- (d-), ды- (də-) | дара (dārā), и- (i-), р- (r-), ры- (rə-) |
| f | лара (lārā), д- (d-), л- (l-), лы- (lə-), | ||
| n | иара (iārā), а- (ā-), и- (i-) | ||
Russian
Prefix
a- (a-)
- negation
- анорма́льный (anormálʹnyj) — abnormal
- амора́льный (amorálʹnyj) — immoral
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“un-, not”), zero-grade form of *ne (“not”), whence also Serbo-Croatian не.
Prefix
а- (Latin spelling a-)
- Prefix prepended to words to denote a negation, deprivation or absence of a property denoted by base word.
- а- + социјалан → асоцијалан
- а- + симетрија → асиметрија
- а- + brahija → абрахија
Synonyms
References
- “а-” in Hrvatski jezični portal