α-

See also: ἀ- and ά-

Greek

Alternative forms

  • ά- (á-)
  • άν- (án-) (used before a vowel)
  • αν- (an-) (used before a vowel)
  • ανα- (ana-)
  • ανά- (aná-)
  • ανε- (ane-)
  • ανη- (ani-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

α- (a-)

  1. a-, an-, in-, un-, -less (Τhe alpha privative, privative a, alpha privativum, indicating an opposite or lacking sense)
    α- (a-) + βάσιμος (vásimos, reliable)αβάσιμος (avásimos, unreliable)
    α- (a-) + μέτρο (métro, measure)άμετρος (ámetros, countless)
    α- (a-) + αλάτι (aláti, salt)ανάλατος (análatos, unsalted)

Derived terms

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