ἀνά

See also: ΑΝΑ, ανά, ανα-, ἀνα-, and Appendix:Variations of "ana"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-. Cognates include Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀 (ana), Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐎠 (anā), Old English on (English on), Russian на (na).

Pronunciation

 

Preposition

ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (aná) (governs the genitive, dative, and accusative)

  1. (+ genitive) (rare) on board
  2. (+ dative) (of location) on, upon
  3. (+ accusative)
    1. up, upwards, along
    2. in sequence, each, throughout
    3. up to
    4. (of amounts) at a rate, speed, or price of, for
    5. (of time) translatable with an adverbial noun phrase
      ἀνὰ πᾶσαν ἡμέραν
      anà pâsan hēméran
      every day
      ἀνὰ πᾶν ἔτος
      anà pân étos
      every year

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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