ana-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”).
PrefixEdit
ana-
- up
- e.g. anatomy
- on
- e.g. anabranch
- again
- e.g. anabaptist
- backward
- e.g. anagram
- excessive
- e.g. anagalactic
- apiece (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
GothicEdit
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).
PrefixEdit
ana-
Alternative formsEdit
- anai- (before slender consonants)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PrefixEdit
ana-
Usage notesEdit
Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.
- ana-bheag
- very small
Related termsEdit
- an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)
MutationEdit
| 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 readingEdit
- "ana-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
ItalianEdit
PrefixEdit
ana-
- ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
- (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)
- Alternative form of a- before a vowel
Old SaxonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *ana (“ana”)
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ana-
- Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither.
- anawerpan "to throw upon"
- in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation
- anagiboran "inborn"