ἀνά

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.4 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-. Cognates include Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀 (ana), Old Persian anā and Old English on (English on).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [aná]

• (Koine): IPA: [anˈa]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [anˈa]

[edit] Preposition

ἀνά (+ genitive)

1. on board

ἀνά (+ dative)

1. on, upon

ἀνά (+ accusative)

1. up, upwards, along
2. in sequence, each, throughout
3. up to

[edit] References

• Beekes Greek etymological dictionary