ἀνα-
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἀν- (an-) — before a vowel
Etymology
See ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ, “up”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.na/
Prefix
ᾰ̓νᾰ- • (ănă-)
- up to, upwards, up
- (intensifier) thoroughly
- indicating repetition or improvement: re-, again
- back, backwards
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἀνα-
Descendants
References
- “ἀνά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press