ἀν-
Appearance
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) when followed by laryngeal and a vowel: that is, in an open syllable of the n̥HV- form.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /an/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /an/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /an/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /an/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /an/
Prefix
[edit]ἀν- • (an-)
- Alternative form of ἀ- (a-) used before a vowel.
Further reading
[edit]- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1