"a-" meaning in Danish

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Prefix

Forms: an- [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Doublet of u-. Compare an- (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel). Etymology templates: {{der|da|grc|ἀ-||not, without}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), {{der|da|grk-pro|*ə-||un-, not; without, lacking}} Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), {{der|da|ine-pro|*n̥-||not, un-}} Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”), {{doublet|da|u-}} Doublet of u- Head templates: {{head|da|prefix|head=}} a-, {{da-prefix}} a-
  1. a-, un- (not) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--da-prefix-8qb6gvRG Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. A- (atomic, nuclear) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: atom-, A-
    Sense id: en-a--da-prefix-db9cMVHh
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