α-
GreekEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ά- (á-)
- άν- (án-) (used before a vowel)
- αν- (an-) (used before a vowel)
- ανα- (ana-)
- ανά- (aná-)
- ανε- (ane-)
- ανη- (ani-)
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
PrefixEdit
α- • (a-)
- a-, an-, in-, un-, -less (Τhe alpha privative, privative a, alpha privativum, indicating an opposite or lacking sense)