an-
Etymology 1
From Middle English an-, from Old English an-, on- (“on-”), from Proto-Germanic *ana- (“on”). More at on.
Alternative forms
Prefix
an-
Etymology 2
From Антички Грчки ἀν- (an-).
Prefix
an-
- not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h".
- Without, lacking.
- anoxia (without oxygen), anandrous (without male parts)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Anagrams
Aromanian
Prefix
an-
- Alternative form of ãn-
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Prefix
an-
Cornish
Prefix
an-
References
- 2018, Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (2018 edition, p.11)
Dutch
Etymology
From Антички Грчки ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel).
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Compare Енглески on-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
Derived terms
See also
Ido
Etymology
From an (“at, on”).
Prefix
an-
Derived terms
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish an-, from Proto-Celtic *an-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Alternative forms
- ana- (form used before consonants in Munster)
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
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Usage notes
- Triggers Шаблон:ga-mut-link (except of d, s, and t):
- In some dialects (e.g. Aran), it also changes s to ts:
- In Munster, this form is used only before a vowel; before a consonant the variant ana- is used.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish an-, in-, from Proto-Celtic *an-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Alternative forms
- ain- (used before slender vowels and consonants)
Pronunciation
Prefix
an- (usually spelled without a hyphen)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Антички Грчки ἀν- (an-).
Prefix
an-
- an- (not)
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
an- | n-an- | han- | t-an- |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “an-” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 27.
- “an” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 27.
- Шаблон:R:ga:Finck
- Шаблон:R:ga:ODonaill
Italian
Prefix
an-
- Alternative form of a- indicating lack or loss
Derived terms
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From the preposition an, from Proto-Germanic *in. Compare Немачки ein-, Енглески in-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
- in- (indicates physical or metaphorical motion into something)
Usage notes
- When attached to a verb stem beginning with a consonant sound other than /d/, /h/, /n/, /t/ or /t͡s/, the prefix becomes a- as a result of the Eifeler Regel.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Malagasy
Prefix
an-
- prefix element of an- -ana
See also
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
- allomorph of ön- (negative/sociative irrealis prefix) used for stems that begin with a or e.
Middle English
Prefix
an-
- Alternative form of en-
Middle Welsh
Etymology
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Prefix
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Derived terms
Descendants
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ān (“one”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
- one; mono-, uni-
- ān- + -hende (“handed”) → ānhende (“one-handed”)
- ān- + horn (“horn”) → ānhorn (“unicorn”)
- ān- + -īeġe (“-eyed”) → ānīeġe (“one-eyed”)
- ān- + -mōd (“-minded”) → ānmōd (“unanimous”)
- ān- + -nes (“-ness”) → ānnes (“unity”)
- ān- + wīġ (“battle”) → ānwīġ (“duel”)
- ān- + -wille (“-willed”) → ānwille (“stubborn”)
- ān- + -wintre (“years old”) → ānwintre (“one year old”)
- lone, alone
Old French
Prefix
an-
- Alternative form of en-
Usage notes
- Particularly common in the works of Chrétien de Troyes.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *an-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Pali
Alternative forms
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Prefix
an-
- Alternative form of a- used before words beginning with vowels
Derived terms
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “an-”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Pipil
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
- (personal) you, second-person plural subject marker.
- Antekitit tik ne mil?
- Do you work at the cornfield?
Usage notes
- Before a vowel, an- changes to anh-. The digraph ⟨nh⟩ is pronounced as [ŋ]. Example:
- Anhajsiket peyna.
- You came early.
See also
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Антички Грчки ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“un-, not”), zero-grade form of *ne (“not”). Дублети of nie.
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
- forming words with the sense of negation, an-
Derived terms
Further reading
- an- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- an- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian an-, from Proto-West Germanic *ana-. Cognates include West Frisian oan- and Немачки an-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
an-
- combining form of an
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Prefix
an-
Derived terms
Related terms
Prefix
an-
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From the Old Swedish and- meaning “against/towards”.
Prefix
an-
Derived terms
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh an-, from Proto-Brythonic *an-, from Proto-Celtic *an-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.[1] Cognate with Cornish an-.
Prefix
an-
- not, un-, non-, an-, dis-, negative prefix
- an- + parch (“respect”) → amarch (“disrespect”)
- an- + prisiadwy (“valuable”) → amhrisiadwy (“invaluable”)
- an- + teg (“fair”) → annheg (“unfair”)
- an- + cofio (“to remember”) → anghofio (“to forget”)
- an- + diwedd (“end”) → anniwedd (“endless”)
- an- + gwybod (“to know”) → anwybod (“ignorance”)
- an- + mantais (“advantage”) → anfantais (“disadvantage”)
- Синоним: (used before gl, ll, rh, and consonantal i) af-
Usage notes
Triggers the nasal mutation of p, t, c and d, sometimes with accompanying euphonic or orthographic adjustments, and the soft mutation of b, g and m.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *ande-, *ando- (“inside”)
Prefix
an- (not productive)
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
References
an- (српски)
Префикс: an-
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an-
- Енглески говор
- Енглески појмови изведени из Proto-Indo-European
- Енглески појмови изведени из Proto-Indo-European root *h₂en-
- Енглески изрази наслеђени од Middle English
- Енглески појмови изведени из Middle English
- Енглески изрази наслеђени од Old English
- Енглески појмови изведени из Old English
- Енглески појмови изведени из Proto-Germanic
- Енглески префиксиs
- Енглески појмови изведени из Антички Грчки
- Енглески terms with usage examples
- Aromanian lemmas
- Aromanian prefixes
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl prefixes
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish prefixes
- Холандски појмови изведени из Антички Грчки
- Холандски terms with IPA pronunciation
- Холандски појмови са аудио везама
- Холандски lemmas
- Холандски prefixes
- Француски terms with IPA pronunciation
- Француски lemmas
- Француски prefixes
- Француски terms with redundant head parameter
- Немачки изрази наслеђени од Proto-West Germanic
- Немачки појмови изведени из Proto-West Germanic
- Немачки изрази наслеђени од Proto-Germanic
- Немачки појмови изведени из Proto-Germanic
- Немачки 1-syllable words
- Немачки terms with IPA pronunciation
- Немачки појмови са аудио везама
- Ido lemmas
- Ido prefixes
- Ирски изрази наслеђени од Old Irish
- Ирски појмови изведени из Old Irish
- Ирски изрази наслеђени од Proto-Celtic
- Ирски појмови изведени из Proto-Celtic
- Ирски изрази наслеђени од Proto-Indo-European
- Ирски појмови изведени из Proto-Indo-European
- Ирски terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ирски lemmas
- Ирски prefixes
- Ирски појмови изведени из Антички Грчки
- Италијански lemmas
- Италијански prefixes
- Luxembourgish појмови изведени из Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish prefixes
- Malagasy non-lemma forms
- Malagasy circumfix forms
- Maquiritari lemmas
- Maquiritari prefixes
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English prefixes
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old French lemmas
- Old French prefixes
- Old Irish изрази наслеђени од Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish појмови изведени из Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish изрази наслеђени од Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish појмови изведени из Proto-Indo-European
- Pali lemmas
- Pali prefixes
- Pipil terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pipil lemmas
- Pipil prefixes
- Pipil terms with usage examples
- Пољски појмови изведени из Антички Грчки
- Пољски појмови изведени из Proto-Indo-European
- Пољски дублети
- Пољски 1-syllable words
- Пољски terms with IPA pronunciation
- Пољски појмови са аудио везама
- Риме:Пољски/an
- Риме:Пољски/an/1 слог
- Пољски lemmas
- Пољски prefixes
- Saterland Frisian изрази наслеђени од Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian појмови изведени из Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian изрази наслеђени од Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian појмови изведени из Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian prefixes
- Saterland Frisian combining forms
- Scottish Gaelic изрази наслеђени од Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic појмови изведени из Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic prefixes
- Шведски изрази наслеђени од Old Swedish
- Шведски појмови изведени из Old Swedish
- Шведски lemmas
- Шведски prefixes
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh изрази наслеђени од Middle Welsh
- Welsh појмови изведени из Middle Welsh
- Welsh изрази наслеђени од Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh појмови изведени из Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh изрази наслеђени од Proto-Celtic
- Welsh појмови изведени из Proto-Celtic
- Welsh изрази наслеђени од Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh појмови изведени из Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh prefixes
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