ἀνα-

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See also: ΑΝΑ, ανά, ἀνά, ανα-, and Appendix:Variations of "ana"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀν- (an-) — before a vowel

Etymology

See ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (aná, “up”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.na/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.na/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.na/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.na/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.na/

Prefix

ᾰ̓νᾰ- • (ana-)

up to, upwards, up
(intensifier) thoroughly
indicating repetition or improvement: re-, again
back, backwards

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἀνα-

Descendants

Greek: ανα- (ana-)
→ English: ana-

References

“ἀνά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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