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a-

prefix

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. alternative form of ad-
  2. to
  3. A prefix used as a variation of ad-, often added to verbs to indicate direction towards or addition.
Examples

a- + scandere → ascendere

to climb + to = to climb up

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis form appears before certain consonants to make words easier to say.

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a- in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.