"an-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English an-, from Old English an-, on- (“on-”), from Proto-West Germanic *ana-, from Proto-Germanic *ana- (“on”). More at on. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂en-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|an-}} Middle English an-, {{inh|en|ang|an-}} Old English an-, {{m|ang|on-||on-}} on- (“on-”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ana-}} Proto-West Germanic *ana-, {{der|en|gem-pro|*ana-||on}} Proto-Germanic *ana- (“on”), {{l|en|on}} on Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} an-, {{en-prefix}} an-
  1. Alternative form of on- Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: on- Synonyms: on-, a-
    Sense id: en-an--en-prefix-AaXOIovP Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-). Doublet of un- and in- . Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀν-}} Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} an-, {{en-prefix}} an-
  1. not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h". Tags: morpheme Synonyms (not): a-, dys-, i-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, mal-, non-, un-
    Sense id: en-an--en-prefix-RR1izCfF Disambiguation of 'not': 94 6
  2. Without, lacking. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (without): ex-, -less, -free
    Sense id: en-an--en-prefix-d3h7NHEC Disambiguation of 'without': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: a-, anti-, in-, non-, un-
Etymology number: 2

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