а-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"

Abaza

Prefix

а- (ā-)

  1. (definite) article, attached to Abaza words, denoting definiteness.
    ажвлараāž°lārāThe nation.
  2. (possessive prefix) its, belonging to a non-human object
    Акъва атранспортĀq̇vā ātrānsportSukhumi's transport

Abkhaz

Prefix

а- (ā-)

  1. (definite) article, attached to Abkhaz words, denoting definiteness.
    аҳаирплан иҧыруеитāḥāirṗlān ipərueiṭthe aircraft flies
    ашəҟəыҩҩцәа Аҟәаҟа ицеитāšəq̇əəʿ°ʿ°c°ā Āq̇°āq̇ā iceiṭthe writers went to Sukhumi
  2. (3rd person singular inanimate pronoun) it, used as the subject in transitive verbs
    сагеитsāgeiṭit took me
  3. (3rd person singular inanimate possessive prefix) its, belonging to non-human 3rd-person singular
    Аҟәа атранспортĀq̇°ā āṭrānsṗorṭSukhumi's transport
  4. the infinitive form of a verb, denoting there is no definite subject. See also -ра
    адырраādərrāto know
    аҧсшәа аҳəараāpsš°ā āḥəārāto speak the Abkhaz language
    аиааираāiāāirāto win

See also


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (un-, not), zero-grade form of *ne (not). Doublet of не.

Prefix

а- (Latin spelling a-)

  1. Prefix prepended to words to denote a negation, deprivation or absence of a property denoted by base word.
    Synonyms: без-, не-

References

  • а-” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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