επανα-
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- επαν- (epan-) (used before a vowel)
Etymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπανα- (epana-) from prepositions ἐπ(ί) (ep(í)) + ἀνά (aná). By surface analysis, επ- (ep-) + ανα- (ana-),[1] but the meaning is always used idiomatically.
Prefix
editεπανα- • (epana-)
- re- (used before verbs and their derived nouns to indicate that their function starts again after a break)
- επανα- (epana-) + λαμβάνω (lamváno, “receive”) → επαναλαμβάνω (epanalamváno, “repeat”)
- επανα- (epana-) + συνδέω (syndéo, “connect”) → επανασυνδέω (epanasyndéo, “reconnect”)
- επανα- (epana-) + σύνδεση (sýndesi, “connection”) → επανασύνδεση (epanasýndesi, “reconnection”)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ επανα-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language