ἀνα-

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

 

• IPA^(key): /a.na/ → /a.na/ → /a.na/

• (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-)

1. up to, upwards, up
2. (intensifier) thoroughly
3. indicating repetition or improvement: re-, again
4. 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