α-
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix edit
α- • (a-)
- a-, an-, in-, un-, -less (Τhe alpha privative, privative a, alpha privativum, indicating an opposite or lacking sense)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- α- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- α- - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language