ana-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.
Prefix
ana-
- up, above, upward
- again
- e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic
- backward in direction, reversed
- thoroughly
- against
- e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin
- distal, away from
- e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic
- to grow or change in place; functionally similar
- e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch
Synonyms
- (up): supra-
- (again): re-
- (reversed): un-
- (thoroughly): per-, pur-
- (against): contra-, counter-
- (distal): disto-, extra-
- (functionally similar): quasi-
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “up”): cata-
- (antonym(s) of “again”): removal of prefix
- (antonym(s) of “distal”): cata-, proxi-
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with ana-
terms derived from ana- relating to again
terms derived from ana- relating to reversed
terms derived from ana- relating to against
terms derived from ana- relating to distal
terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place
Translations
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).
Prefix
ana-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ana-” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Prefix
ana-
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with ana-
Gothic
Romanization
ana-
- romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰-
Indonesian
Etymology
From English ana-, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈana]
- Hyphenation: ana
Prefix
ana-
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ana- not found
Further reading
- “ana-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠə/
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-).
Prefix
ana-
Alternative forms
- anai- (before slender consonants)
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with ana- (ana-)
Etymology 2
Prefix
ana-
Usage notes
Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead.
- ana-bheag
- very small
Derived terms
Related terms
- an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster)
Mutation
| 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ana-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Prefix
ana-
- ana- (almost always words of Greek origin)
- (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- alternative form of a- before a vowel
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ana- (“on”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑnɑ/
Prefix
ana-
- Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither.
- anawerpan "to throw upon"
- in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation
- anagiboran "inborn"
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-). Doublet of na-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.na/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
ana-
Derived terms
Polish terms prefixed with ana-
Portuguese
Etymology
Prefix
ana-
- ana- (up; upwards)
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with ana-
Scottish Gaelic
Prefix
ana-
- alternative form of an-
Derived terms
Spanish
Prefix
ana-
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with ana-
Further reading
- “ana-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024