"a-" meaning in Irish

See a- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /a/, /a/, /ə/ Forms: ai- [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately followed by a vowel). Etymology templates: {{bor|ga|grc|ἀ-}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) 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
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /a/, /ə/ Forms: ai- [alternative]
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: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ə/"
    }
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  "word": "a-"
}

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        }
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      "ipa": "/ə/"
    }
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ə/"
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "prefix",
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        {
          "word": "ath- used before t"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of ath- used before t"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ath-",
          "ath-#Irish"
        ]
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ə/"
    }
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