ἀνα-
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ἀν- (an-) — before a vowel
Etymology[edit]
See ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (aná, “up”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.na/
Prefix[edit]
ᾰ̓νᾰ- • (ana-)
- up to, upwards, up
- (intensifier) thoroughly
- indicating repetition or improvement: re-, again
- back, backwards
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “ἀνά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press