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===Prefix===
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## ad-, be-
## ad-, be-
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===Prefix===
===Prefix===
# ''Used to negate nouns''
# {{n-g|Used to negate nouns}}


==Grekelin==
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'''a-'''
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# ''Used to indicate lack of attribute''
# {{n-g|Used to indicate lack of attribute}}
#: ''Kacka'' -> '''''A'''kacka'' (Bad -> harmless (Literally "Lack bad")
#: {{n-g|Kacka'' -> '''''A'''kacka}} (Bad -> harmless (Literally "Lack bad")


# (By extension) Used to reverse the meaning of the noun/adjective it's attached to
# (By extension) Used to reverse the meaning of the noun/adjective it's attached to

Latest revision as of 13:28, 7 May 2026

Avendonian

Prefix

a-

  1. prefixed form of 'a'
    1. ad-, be-

Esmitan

Etymology

From old Esmitan an-.

Pronunciation

(Esmitan) IPA: /a/ [ʔa]

Prefix

  1. Used to negate nouns

Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

  • IPA: (Standard Grekelin) /a/, [ɑ]
  • IPA: (South Slavic Grekelin) [ɑ]
  • IPA: (North Slavic Grekelin) [a]

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀ-, ἀν-, from Proto-Greek *ə-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Cognate with English un- and a-, Modern Greek α- and Pontic α-.

Prefix

a-

  1. Used to indicate lack of attribute
    Kacka -> Akacka (Bad -> harmless (Literally "Lack bad")
  1. (By extension) Used to reverse the meaning of the noun/adjective it's attached to