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ana-

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English

Etymology

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

Prefix

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
    e.g. anaphase

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams


French

Prefix

ana-

  1. ana-

Derived terms


Gothic

Romanization

ana-

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

ana-

  1. up
    e.g. anatomi
  2. again
    e.g. analogi

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found

Further reading


Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

Prefix

ana-

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

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
Derived terms
  • an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ana-
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ana- n-ana- hana- t-ana-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading


Italian

Etymology

Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

ana-

  1. ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
  2. (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)(Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Alternative form of a- before a vowel

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ana- (on).

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

ana-

  1. ana- (up; upwards)

Derived terms


Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

ana-

  1. Alternative form of an-

Derived terms