ana-
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.
Prefix
ana-
- up
- e.g. anatomy
- on
- e.g. anabranch
- again
- e.g. anabaptist
- backward
- e.g. anagram
- excessive
- e.g. anagalactic
- apiece
- e.g. anaphase
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
up; upwards
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Anagrams
French
Prefix
ana-
Derived terms
Gothic
Romanization
ana-
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-
Indonesian
Etymology
From English ana-, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ana-
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found
Further reading
- “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.
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).
Prefix
ana-
Alternative forms
- anai- (before slender consonants)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Prefix
ana-
Usage notes
Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.
- ana-bheag
- very small
Derived terms
Related terms
- an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)
Mutation
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ana-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Prefix
ana-
- ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
- (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Alternative form of a- before a vowel
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ana- (“on”).
Pronunciation
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
Etymology
Prefix
ana-
- ana- (up; upwards)
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic
Prefix
ana-
- Alternative form of an-
Derived terms
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