ana-

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

ana-

1. up

   e.g. anatomy

2. on

   e.g. anabranch

3. again

   e.g. anabaptist

4. backward

   e.g. anagram

5. excessive

   e.g. anagalactic

6. apiece (Can we add an example for this sense?)

• A.A.N., Aan, naa

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ana-

1. ana-

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ana-

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈana]
• Hyphenation: ana

ana-

1. up

   e.g. anatomi

2. again

   e.g. analogi

• an-

• “ana-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠə/

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

ana-

2. ana-

• anai- (before slender consonants)

ana-

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

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)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ana-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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ana-

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

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From Proto-Germanic *ana- (“on”)

• IPA^(key): /ɑnɑ/

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"

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ana-

1. ana- (up; upwards)

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ana-

1. Alternative form of an-

• ana-blasta
• ana-caitheamh
• ana-gaisgeach
• ana-cothrom
• ana-miann
• ola ana-chuileag