a- (not, without, opposite of)
köken: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel).
A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that denote entering a state, making progress toward a goal, or the like.
eş: in-
köken: Inherited from Old French a-, from Latin ad-.
forms words, especially verbs, that denote entering a state, making progress toward a goal, or the like
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Inherited from Latin ad-.
ad- (indicating direction)
köken: Inherited from Latin ad-.
a-: not, without, opposite of
köken: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel).
added to adjective X, forms verbs meaning to make/turn X · added to noun X, forms verbs meaning to cause or make X or to cause something to have X
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- From Old Galician-Portuguese a-, from Latin ad-.
🔊 a- + vermelho (“red”) + -ar → avermelhar (“to redden”)
🔊 a- + baixo (“low”) + -ar → abaixar (“to lower”)
🔊 a- + pavor (“dread”) + -ar → apavorar (“to frighten”)
forming words with the sense of negation, a-
eş: nie-, bez-
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)lbor. Polish a- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-).
🔊 a- + społeczny → aspołeczny
Not, not having, without, opposite of.
köken: Via other European languages, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel).
🔊 a- + seksuāls → aseksuāls
a- (not, without)
köken: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-).
🔊 a- + moral (“moral”) → amoral (“amoral”)
added to adjective X, forms verbs meaning to make/turn X · added to noun X, forms verbs meaning to cause or make X or to cause something to have X
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese a-, from Latin ad-.
🔊 a- + curto (“short”) + -ar → acurtar (“to shorten”)
🔊 a- + fervor (“passion”) + -ar → afervoar (“to excite”)
a- (not, without, opposite of)
köken: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately followed by a vowel).