ana-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.
Prefix edit
ana-
- up, above, upward
- again
- e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic
- backward in direction, reversed
- thoroughly
- against
- e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin
- distal, away from
- e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic
- to grow or change in place; functionally similar
- e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch
Synonyms edit
- (up): supra-
- (again): re-
- (reversed): un-
- (thoroughly): per-, pur-
- (against): contra-, counter-
- (distal): disto-, extra-
- (functionally similar): quasi-
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
terms derived from ana- relating to again
terms derived from ana- relating to reversed
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 edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Prefix edit
ana-
Derived terms edit
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
ana-
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From English ana-, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ana-
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found
Further reading edit
- “ana-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).
Prefix edit
ana-
Alternative forms edit
- anai- (before slender consonants)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Prefix edit
ana-
Usage notes edit
Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.
- ana-bheag
- very small
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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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 edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ana-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Prefix edit
ana-
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *ana- (“on”).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ana-
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ana-). Doublet of na-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ana-
Derived terms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Prefix edit
ana-
- ana- (up; upwards)
Derived terms edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Prefix edit
ana-
- Alternative form of an-
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Prefix edit
ana-
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ana-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014