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^(key): /an/ → /an/ → /an/

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

PrefixEdit

ἀν- • (an-)

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

Derived termsEdit

Category Ancient Greek words prefixed with ἀν- not found

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