Alemannic German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German ane-. Cognate with German an-.

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

aa-

  1. Forms (mostly) verbs, originally with the sense of ‘on.
    aa- + ‎binde (to tie up) → ‎aabinde (to tie to (something))
    aa- + ‎stoo (to stand) → ‎aastoo (to queue up)

Derived terms edit

Manx edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish aith-.

Prefix edit

aa-

  1. re-, second
  2. ex-, retired

Derived terms edit

Onondaga edit

Prefix edit

aa-

  1. optative prefix

References edit

  • Hanni Woodbury (2018) A Reference Grammar of the Onondaga Language, University of Toronto, page 95