ana-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”).

Prefix

ana-

1. up

   e.g. anatomy

2. on

   e.g. anabranch

3. again

   e.g. anabaptist

4. backward

   e.g. anagram

5. excessive

   e.g. anagalactic

6. apiece (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ana-

Translations

up; upwards

• Irish: ana-, anai-
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• Portuguese: ana-

Anagrams

• A.A.N., naa

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French

Prefix

ana-

1. ana-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ana-

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Gothic

Romanization

ana-

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈana]
• Hyphenation: ana

Prefix

ana-

1. up

   e.g. anatomy

2. on

   e.g. anabranch

3. again

   e.g. anabaptist

4. apiece

Alternative forms

• an-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found

Further reading

• “ana-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

Prefix

ana-

2. ana-

Alternative forms

• anai- (before slender consonants)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with ana- (ana-)

Etymology 2

Prefix

ana-

1. Munster form of an- (“very, great”)

Usage notes

Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.

• ana-bheag

  very small

Related terms

• an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)

Mutation

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 reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ana-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Italian

Prefix

ana-

1. ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
2. (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)
3. Alternative form of a- before a vowel

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ana (“ana”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑnɑ/

Prefix

ana-

1. Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither.

   anawerpan "to throw upon"

2. in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation

   anagiboran "inborn"

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Portuguese

Prefix

ana-

1. ana- (up; upwards)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with ana-

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Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

ana-

1. Alternative form of an-

Derived terms

• ana-blasta
• ana-caitheamh
• ana-cothrom
• ana-miann
• ola ana-chuileag