ἀν-

See also: αν, ἄν, αν-, and άν-

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Ancient GreekEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- ‎(“not, un-”) when followed by laryngeal and a vowel: that is, in an open syllable of the n̥HV- form.

PronunciationEdit

 

• IPA: /an/ → /an/ → /an/

• 5th BC Attic: IPA: /an/
• 1st BC Egyptian: IPA: /an/
• 4th AD Koine: IPA: /an/
• 10th AD Byzantine: IPA: /an/
• 15th AD Constantinopolitan: IPA: /an/

PrefixEdit

ἀν- • ‎(an-)

1. Alternative form of ἀ- ‎(a-) used before a vowel.

ReferencesEdit

• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1