-ana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

Alternative forms

• -iana

Etymology

From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus).

Suffix

-ana

1. a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, etc.

   Synonyms: -ia, -ica

Usage notes

All the formations from this suffix are pluralia tantum.

Derived terms

• ana

► English words suffixed with -ana

Anagrams

• A.A.N., naa

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈ-a.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈ-a.na/

Suffix

-ana

1. feminine singular of -à

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Hungarian

Etymology

-a- (linking vowel) +‎ -na (conditional suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒnɒ]

Suffix

-ana

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).

   tanít (“to teach”) → tanítana (“he/she would teach”)

Usage notes

    Conditional indefinite - personal endings

Person		Back vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-nék
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anék	-enék
te	2nd person singular	-nál	-nél
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anál	-enél
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	-na	-ne
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-ana	-ene
mi	1st person plural	-nánk	-nénk
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anánk	-enénk
ti	2nd person plural	-nátok	-nétek
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anátok	-enétek
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-nának	-nének
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anának	-enének

• (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -na is added to most back vowel verbs

  vár (“to wait”) → várna (“he/she would wait”)

  -ne is added to most front vowel verbs

  kér (“to ask”) → kérne (“he/she would ask”)

  -ana is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)

  mond (“to say something”) → mondana (“he/she would say something”)

  tanít (“to teach”) → tanítana (“he/she would teach”)

  -ene is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t

  fest (“to paint”) → festene (“he/she would paint”)

  segít (“to help”) → segítene (“he/she would help”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Latin

Pronunciation

• -āna: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.na/
• -āna: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈaː.na]
• -ānā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.naː/
• -ānā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈaː.na]

Suffix

-āna

1. inflection of -ānus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix

-ānā

1. ablative feminine singular of -ānus

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

2. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.

Derived terms

► Northern Ndebele words suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• -𑀅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• -अन (Devanagari script)
• -অন (Bengali script)
• -අන (Sinhalese script)
• -အန (Burmese script)
• -อน or -อะนะ (Thai script)
• -ᩋᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• -ອນ or -ອະນະ (Lao script)
• -អន (Khmer script)

Suffix

-ana

1. Verbal noun (neuter), formed on root.

Usage notes

Independent vowels and vowel bearers are shown in the list of alternative forms to accord with basic grammar rules. These are converted to dependent vowels when the suffix is used.

Derived terms

Words using this suffix are listed in their own category. Note that normally only the Latin script forms are listed, as etymology sections are normally restricted to the Latin script form.

► Pali words suffixed with -ana

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Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

2. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
3. Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".

Derived terms

► Phuthi words suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *-ana, from Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

1. each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

Category Phuthi words suffixed with -ana (reciprocal) not found

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ana f (masculine -ano)

1. feminine singular of -ano
2. feminine equivalent of -ano

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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ana (Cyrillic spelling -ана)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a place where an action occurs, relatives or to form a proper name.

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

2. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.

Derived terms

► Southern Ndebele words suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈana/

Suffix

-ana f (masculine -ano)

1. feminine singular of -ano

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Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

2. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
3. Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".

Derived terms

► Swazi words suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *-ana, from Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

1. each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

Category Swazi words suffixed with -ana (reciprocal) not found

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Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

2. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
3. Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".

Derived terms

► Xhosa words suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *-ana, from Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

1. each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

Category Xhosa words suffixed with -ana (reciprocal) not found

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Zulu

Alternative forms

• -ane

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

2. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
3. Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".
4. (used in compounds) child

Derived terms

► Zulu words suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *-ana, from Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

1. each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

► Zulu words suffixed with -ana (reciprocal)

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ana”