ana-

== English == === Alternative forms === an- (before a vowel) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-. === Prefix === ana- up, above, upward e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph again e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic backward in direction, reversed e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase thoroughly e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy against e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin distal, away from e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic to grow or change in place; functionally similar e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch ==== Synonyms ==== (up): supra- (again): re- (reversed): un- (thoroughly): per-, pur- (against): contra-, counter- (distal): disto-, extra- (functionally similar): quasi- ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “up”): cata- (antonym(s) of “again”): removal of prefix (antonym(s) of “distal”): cata-, proxi- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === A.A.N., Aan, naa == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-). === Prefix === ana- ana- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ana-” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). === Prefix === ana- ana- ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Alternative forms === an- (before a vowel) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === ana- ana- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ana-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Gothic == === Romanization === ana- romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰- == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English ana-, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈana] Hyphenation: ana === Prefix === ana- up e.g. anatomi again e.g. analogi ==== Alternative forms ==== an- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ana-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠə/ === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-). ==== Prefix ==== ana- ana- ===== Alternative forms ===== anai- (before slender consonants) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Prefix ==== ana- Munster form of an- (“very, great”) ===== Usage notes ===== Triggers lenition of a following consonant. The variant an- is used before vowels instead. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== an- (used before a vowel in Munster; used in all positions in Connacht and Ulster) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ana-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Italian == === Etymology === Feminine form of Latin -anus === Prefix === ana- ana- (almost always words of Greek origin) (chemistry) ana- (derived from naphthalene or quinoline)(Can we add an example for this sense?) alternative form of a- before a vowel == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *ana- (“on”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑnɑ/ === Prefix === ana- Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither. anawerpan "to throw upon" in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation anagiboran "inborn" == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-). Doublet of na-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.na/ Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: a‧na- === Prefix === ana- ana- ‎ana- + ‎faza → ‎anafaza ==== Derived terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Feminine form of Latin -anus === Prefix === ana- ana- (up; upwards) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ana-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Prefix === ana- alternative form of an- ==== Derived terms ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). === Prefix === ana- ana- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ana-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025