ἀν-

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See also: αν, αν-, -αν-, άν-, ἀν', ἄν, and Appendix:Variations of "an"

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) when followed by laryngeal and a vowel: that is, in an open syllable of the n̥HV- form.

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

ἀν- • (an-)

Alternative form of ἀ- (a-) used before a vowel.

Further reading

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1

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