"a-" meaning in Italian

See a- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /a/
Etymology: Inherited from Latin ad-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:inh|la:ad-<id:to>|id=ad-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|ad-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin ad-, {{inh+|it|la|ad-}} Inherited from Latin ad- Head templates: {{it-pos|prefix}} a-
  1. ad- (indicating direction) Tags: morpheme Related terms: ad- [alternative]
    Sense id: en-a--it-prefix-9eTnHxqT Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /a/
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-). Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:bor|grc:ἀ-<id:un->|id=privative}}, {{bor+|it|grc|ἀ-}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Head templates: {{it-pos|prefix}} a-
  1. a- (indicating lack or loss) Tags: morpheme Related terms: an- [alternative]
    Sense id: en-a--it-prefix-d0~B7jH3 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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