"a-" meaning in Irish

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Prefix

IPA: /a/, /a/, /ə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately followed by a vowel). Etymology templates: {{bor|ga|grc|ἀ-}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), {{m|grc|ἀν-}} ἀν- (an-) Head templates: {{head|ga|prefix}} a-
  1. a- (not, without, opposite of) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--ga-prefix-z3HWu~hB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ai- (english: before a palatalized consonant, both etymologies)
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /a/, /ə/
Head templates: {{head|ga|prefix}} a-
  1. Alternative form of ath- used before t Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: ath- used before t
    Sense id: en-a--ga-prefix-RXqRKwCw Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ai- (english: before a palatalized consonant, both etymologies)
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for a- meaning in Irish (1.5kB)

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