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ana-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.

Prefix

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ana-

  1. up, above, upward
    e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph
  2. again
    e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic
  3. backward in direction, reversed
    e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase
  4. thoroughly
    e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy
  5. against
    e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin
  6. distal, away from
    e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic
  7. to grow or change in place; functionally similar
    e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of “up”): cata-
  • (antonym(s) of “again”): removal of prefix
  • (antonym(s) of “distal”): cata-, proxi-

Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with ana-
terms derived from ana- relating to up, above
terms derived from ana- relating to again
terms derived from ana- relating to reversed
terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly
terms derived from ana- relating to against
terms derived from ana- relating to distal
terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place

Translations

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Anagrams

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French

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana-

Derived terms

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French terms prefixed with ana-

Gothic

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Romanization

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ana-

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English ana-, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈana]
  • Hyphenation: ana

Prefix

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ana-

  1. up
    e.g. anatomi
  2. again
    e.g. analogi

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found

Further reading

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

Prefix

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ana-

  2. ana-
Alternative forms
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  • anai- (before slender consonants)
Derived terms
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Irish terms prefixed with ana- (ana-)

Etymology 2

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. Munster form of an- (“very, great”)
Usage notes
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Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.

  • ana-bheag
    very small
Derived terms
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Irish terms prefixed with ana- (very)
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  • an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ana- n-ana- hana- t-ana-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
  2. (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)(Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Alternative form of a- before a vowel

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ana- (“on”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither.
    anawerpan "to throw upon"
  2. in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation
    anagiboran "inborn"

Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ana-). Doublet of na-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana-
    ‎ana- + ‎faza → ‎anafaza

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Polish terms prefixed with ana-

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana- (up; upwards)

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Scottish Gaelic

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ana-

  1. Alternative form of an-

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Spanish

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana-

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Spanish terms prefixed with ana-

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