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ana-

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English

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Etymology

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

Prefix

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ana-

  1. up, above, upward
    e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph
  2. again
    e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic
  3. backward in direction, reversed
    e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase
  4. thoroughly
    e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy
  5. against
    e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin
  6. distal, away from
    e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic
  7. to grow or change in place; functionally similar
    e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of up): cata-
  • (antonym(s) of again): removal of prefix
  • (antonym(s) of distal): cata-, proxi-

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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French

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana-

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Gothic

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Romanization

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ana-

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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ana-

  1. up
    e.g. anatomi
  2. again
    e.g. analogi

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found

Further reading

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).

Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana-
Alternative forms
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  • anai- (before slender consonants)
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Etymology 2

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. Munster form of an- (very, great)
Usage notes
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Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.

  • ana-bheag
    very small
Derived terms
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  • an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of ana-
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ana- n-ana- hana- t-ana-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
  2. (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)(Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Alternative form of a- before a vowel

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ana- (on).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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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"

Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ana-). Doublet of na-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana-
    ana- + ‎faza → ‎anafaza

Derived terms

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Latin -anus

Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana- (up; upwards)

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Scottish Gaelic

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. Alternative form of an-

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Spanish

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Prefix

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ana-

  1. ana-

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