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Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix
α- • (a-)
- a-, an-, in-, un-, -less (Τhe alpha privative, privative a, alpha privativum, indicating an opposite or lacking sense)
- α- (a-) + βάσιμος (vásimos, “reliable”) → αβάσιμος (avásimos, “unreliable”)
- ά- (á-) + μέτρο (métro, “measure”) → άμετρος (ámetros, “countless”)
- αν- (an-) + αλάτι (aláti, “salt”) → ανάλατος (análatos, “unsalted”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- α- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- α- - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language