-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.

Usage notes

All the formations from this suffix are pluralia tantum.

Synonyms

• -ia
• -ica

Derived terms

• ana

► English words suffixed with -ana

Anagrams

• A.A.N., naa

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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 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.na/

Suffix

-āna

1. nominative feminine singular of -ānus
2. nominative neuter plural of -ānus
3. accusative neuter plural of -ānus
4. vocative feminine singular of -ānus
5. vocative neuter plural of -ānus

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.naː/

Suffix

-ānā

1. ablative feminine singular of -ānus

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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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Spanish

Suffix

-ana f (masculine -ano)

1. Feminine form of -ano

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Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-jánà (“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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-jánà (“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

► 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”