α-

See also: ἀ- and ά-

Greek

Alternative forms

• ά- (á-)
• άν- (án-) (used before a vowel)
• αν- (an-) (used before a vowel)
• ανα- (ana-)
• ανά- (aná-)
• ανε- (ane-)
• ανη- (ani-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

α- • (a-)

1. a-, an-, in-, un-, -less (Τhe alpha privative, privative a, alpha privativum, indicating an opposite or lacking sense)

   ‎α- (a-) + ‎βάσιμος (vásimos, “reliable”) → ‎αβάσιμος (avásimos, “unreliable”)

   ‎α- (a-) + ‎μέτρο (métro, “measure”) → ‎άμετρος (ámetros, “countless”)

   ‎α- (a-) + ‎αλάτι (aláti, “salt”) → ‎ανάλατος (análatos, “unsalted”)

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: A-, a-

Derived terms

► Greek words prefixed with α-

► Greek words prefixed with ά-

► Greek words prefixed with αν-