"α-" meaning in Greek

See α- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: a- [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|el|grc|ἀ-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), {{inh+|el|grc|ἀ-}} Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), {{der|el|ine-pro|*n̥-}} Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} α- • (a-), {{el-prefix}} α- • (a-)
  1. a-, an-, in-, un-, -less (Τhe alpha privative, privative a, alpha privativum, indicating an opposite or lacking sense) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ά- (á-), άν- (án-), αν- (an-), ανα- (ana-), ανά- (aná-), ανε- (ane-), ανη- (ani-)
    Sense id: en-α--el-prefix-FK9rFpEd Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for α- meaning in Greek (2.2kB)

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