"a-" meaning in Translingual

See a- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|ἀ-|t=not, without}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) Head templates: {{head|mul|prefix}} a-
  1. Used to form taxonomic names indicating a lack of some feature that might be expected Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--mul-prefix-awFODyjB Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|mul|prefix}} a-
  1. (SI prefix) Abbreviation of atto-. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, morpheme Alternative form of: atto-
    Sense id: en-a--mul-prefix-clxLygP9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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