pan-

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πᾰν- (pan-).

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pan-

  1. Used to form higher clades with one main member.

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πᾰν- (pan-), combining form of πᾶς (pâs, all, every).

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. all

Usage notes[edit]

  • An initial capital may be used when this prefix attaches to an already capitalized word: e.g. pan-African or Pan-African.

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Bikol Central[edit]

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pan-

  1. Instrumentative case of the noun - a tool or an instrument that is used to perform the action expressed by the root
    pan- + ‎takop (a cover) → ‎pantakop (an instrument used to cover something)

Czech[edit]

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pan-

  1. pan-

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Further reading[edit]

  • pan- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • pan- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

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pan-

  1. pan-

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism (see English pan-), ultimately from Ancient Greek πᾰν- (pan-).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑn-/, [ˈpɑ̝n-]

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pan-

  1. pan-

French[edit]

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pan-

  1. pan-

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. pan-

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Irish[edit]

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pan-

  1. pan-

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Italian[edit]

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. pan-

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân).

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. pan-

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân).

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. pan-

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: pan

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. pan-

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), neuter form of πᾶς (pâs, all, every).

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. pan-
    Synonyms: omni-, todo

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân).

Prefix[edit]

pan-

  1. pan-

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Tagalog[edit]

Prefix[edit]

pan- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of pang-, if the root starts with alveolar consonants, such as ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨n⟩, ⟨r⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩, which sometimes gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with alveolar consonants, ⟨s⟩, ⟨t⟩, or ⟨d⟩.
    pan- + ‎digma (war) → ‎pandigma (meant for war)
    pan- + ‎diwa (gist) → ‎pandiwa (verb)
    pan- + ‎lasa (flavor) → ‎panlasa (taste)
    pan- + ‎samantala (while) → ‎pansamantala (temporary)
    pan- + ‎sampalataya (belief) → ‎pananampalataya (faith)
    pan- + ‎takip (cover) → ‎pantakip (an instrument used to cover something)
    pan- + ‎talo (defeat) → ‎panalo (victory)

Usage notes[edit]

  • When used before root initials /d/, /s/, or /t/, the said initials sometimes undergo nasal assimilation to the prefix ending.
    pan- + ‎damit (clothing) → ‎pananamit (act of wearing clothes)
    pan- + ‎sulat (writing) → ‎panulat (writing instrument)
    pan- + ‎tinda (sale) → ‎paninda (merchandise)
  • Native speakers sometimes use the prefix pang- by default, instead of pan- without any morpheme change to the word.
    pang- + ‎sulat (writing) → ‎pangsulat (literally for writing)
    pang- + ‎takip (cover) → ‎pangtakip (literally for covering)

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