ἀνά

See also Appendix:Variations of "ana"

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-. Cognates include Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀 (ana), Old Persian anā, Old English on (English on), Russian на.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /aná/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /aná/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aná/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aná/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /aná/

Preposition

ἀνά (+ genitive)

1. on board

ἀνά (+ dative)

1. on, upon

ἀνά (+ accusative)

1. up, upwards, along
2. in sequence, each, throughout
3. up to

References

• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)