an-

See also: an

Radestrian

Alternative forms

• al- (before /l/)
• am- (before bilabials)
• ar- (before /r/)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan-/, /an-/, /ˈaŋ-/, /aŋ-/ (before velars)

Etymology 1

From Middle Radestrian an-, from Old Radestrian an-, inherited from Proto-Radic *an-, *n-, from Proto-Hirdic *nə-, from Proto-Laenkean *na-.

Prefix

an-

1. (denominal, deverbal) denotes a change in perspective or perception, generally with an experiencer-focused connotation

   áms (“error”) → anáms (“lie”)

   byeat (“to buy”) → ambyeat (“to sell”)

   hrâs (“need”) → arrâs (“compulsion”)

   slieat (“to owe”) → anslieat (“to serve”)

2. (denominal) -oid, expresses likeness; often used to form hypernyms

   fjelus (“sterol”) → anfjelus (“steroid”)

   hala (“vein”) → anala (“blood vessel”)

   skár (“lizard”) → anskár (“reptile”)

3. (deverbal) denotes a like action that is more rigorous, systematic or general in meaning

   azerst (“to exile”) → anazerst (“to ban”)

   dzelebit (“to offer”) → andzelebit (“to recommend”)

   spest (“to count, to calculate”) → anspest (“to measure”)

4. (deverbal) denotes a change in state

   atrut (“to change”, transitive) → anatrut (“to change”, intransitive)

   yrjelt (“to spin”) → anyrjelt (“to turn around”)

5. (deverbal) forms transitive verbs which are semantically causative

   hlerkt (“to fall ill”) → allerkt (“to make ill, to infect”)

   hvocert (“to be welcome”) → anvocert (“to welcome”)

   kvalst (“to pay attention (to)”) → ankvalst (“to warn”)

   tojeat (“to love”) → antojeat (“to make fall in love”), antojeruot (“to fall in love”)

Etymology 2

From an (“from”), from Middle Radestrian han, from Old Radestrian han, inherited from Proto-Radic *han, from Proto-Hirdic *hon, from Proto-Laenkean *hon.

Prefix

an-

1. away, backward

   Antonym: yn-

   hant (“to go”, archaic) → anant (“to leave”)

   røat (“to take”) → arrøat (“to take away”)

   slat (“to tell”, archaic) → anslat (“to proclaim”)

   tát (“to step”) → antát (“to step away/back”)

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms prefixed with an-