"an-" meaning in German

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Prefix

IPA: /an/, [ʔan], /aːn/ Audio: De-an-.OGG
Etymology: From the preposition an, from Middle High German an(e), from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Compare Dutch aan-, English on-. Etymology templates: {{etymid|de|on}}, {{inh|de|gmh|ane|an(e)}} Middle High German an(e), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana, {{cog|nl|aan-}} Dutch aan-, {{cog|en|on-}} English on- Head templates: {{head|de|prefix|seperable verb prefix}} an- (seperable verb prefix)
  1. onto, at, towards (the object) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-an--de-prefix-NolJLH6z
  2. near, over, towards (the subject) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: her-, herbei-
    Sense id: en-an--de-prefix-YMKpRdRS Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 35 43 8 8
  3. expresses a beginning, partial or slight action Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-an--de-prefix-nquqZKYP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 35 43 8 8
  4. on, in use Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-an--de-prefix-34kUfeY0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /an/, [ʔan]
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”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|de|not}}, {{der|de|grc|ἀ-}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), {{der|de|ine-pro|*n̥-|t=un-, not}} Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“un-, not”) Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} an-
  1. forming words with the sense of negation, an- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-an--de-prefix-YVuho57t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for an- meaning in German (4.6kB)

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