"a-" meaning in Spanish

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Prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Latin ad- Spanish a- Inherited from Latin ad-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|inh|la>ad->to|id=verb prefix|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Latin ad- Spanish a-, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|ad-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin ad-, {{inh+|es|la|ad-}} Inherited from Latin ad- Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} a-
  1. forms words, especially verbs, that denote entering a state, making progress toward a goal, or the like Tags: morpheme Related terms: en-
    Sense id: en-a--es-prefix-7EA6GvDn Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel; generalized from the many Latin borrowings using this prefix. Etymology templates: {{der|es|grc|ἀ-}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} a-
  1. a-, non-, -less Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--es-prefix-9oA9tMQa Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "inh",
        "3": "la>ad->to",
        "id": "verb prefix",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éd\nProto-Italic *ad\nLatin ad\nLatin ad-\nSpanish a-",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ad-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ad-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ad-"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin ad-",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éd\nProto-Italic *ad\nLatin ad\nLatin ad-\nSpanish a-\nInherited from Latin ad-.",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with etymology trees",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms words, especially verbs, that denote entering a state, making progress toward a goal, or the like"
      ],
      "id": "en-a--es-prefix-7EA6GvDn",
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        {
          "word": "en-"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a-"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel; generalized from the many Latin borrowings using this prefix.",
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      },
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      ],
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        "a-, non-, -less"
      ],
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          "a-",
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a-"
}
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    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Italic"
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éd\nProto-Italic *ad\nLatin ad\nLatin ad-\nSpanish a-",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ad-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ad-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ad-"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin ad-",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éd\nProto-Italic *ad\nLatin ad\nLatin ad-\nSpanish a-\nInherited from Latin ad-.",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "en-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "forms words, especially verbs, that denote entering a state, making progress toward a goal, or the like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a-"
}

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  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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        "3": "ἀ-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel; generalized from the many Latin borrowings using this prefix.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "a-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a-, non-, -less"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a-",
          "a-#English"
        ],
        [
          "non-",
          "non-"
        ],
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          "-less",
          "-less"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a-"
}

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