ana-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

ana-

1. up

   e.g. anatomy

2. on

   e.g. anabranch

3. again

   e.g. anabaptist

4. backward

   e.g. anagram

5. excessive

   e.g. anagalactic

6. apiece

   e.g. anaphase

Synonyms

• (again): re-
• (excessive): over-, hyper-, ultra-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ana-

Translations

up; upwards

• Irish: ana-, anai-
• Polish: ana-
• Portuguese: ana-

Anagrams

• A.A.N., Aan, naa

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French

Prefix

ana-

1. ana-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ana-

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Gothic

Romanization

ana-

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

ana-

1. up

   e.g. anatomi

2. again

   e.g. analogi

Alternative forms

• an-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found

Further reading

• “ana-” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

Prefix

ana-

2. ana-

Alternative forms

• anai- (before slender consonants)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with ana- (ana-)

Etymology 2

Prefix

ana-

1. Munster form of an- (“very, great”)

Usage notes

Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.

• ana-bheag

  very small

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with ana- (very)

Related terms

• an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)

Mutation

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ana-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Italian

Etymology

Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

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

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Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑnɑ/

Prefix

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"

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Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ana-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: a‧na

Prefix

ana-

1. ana-

   ‎ana- + ‎faza → ‎anafaza

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with ana-

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Portuguese

Etymology

Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

ana-

1. ana- (up; upwards)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with ana-

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Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

ana-

1. Alternative form of an-

Derived terms

• ana-blasta
• ana-caitheamh
• ana-gaisgeach
• ana-cothrom
• ana-miann
• ola ana-chuileag