"ə-" meaning in All languages combined

See ə- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Proto-Hellenic]

Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Etymology templates: {{inh|grk-pro|ine-pro|*n̥-}} Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Head templates: {{head|grk-pro|prefix}} *ə-
  1. un-, not Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ə--grk-pro-prefix-91bXtNmE
  2. without, lacking Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ə--grk-pro-prefix-F2YDx~Jl Categories (other): Proto-Hellenic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-Hellenic entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ən- (english: before words beginning with a vowel), nē-, nā-, nō- (english: before words beginning with a short vowel originating from a PIE laryngeal)

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        }
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        }
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      "text": "Greek: α- (a-)"
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: a-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ English: a-"
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: a-",
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        }
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    },
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      "word": "nā-"
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: a-",
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        }
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      "text": "→ English: a-"
    },
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            "1": "nb",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: a-",
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        }
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    }
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          "lacking"
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        "morpheme",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "nō-"
    }
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}

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