να-

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) when followed by the laryngeal *h₂ and a consonant (i.e. *n̥h₂C-).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /naː/ → /na/ → /na/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /naː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /na/

Prefix

νᾱ- • (nā-)

1. Alternative form of ἀ- (a-)

Derived terms

Category Ancient Greek terms prefixed with να- not found