-ana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

Alternative forms

-iana

Etymology

From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus).

Suffix

-ana

a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, etc.
Synonyms: -ia, -ica

Usage notes

All the formations from this suffix are pluralia tantum.

Derived terms

ana

English terms suffixed with -ana

Anagrams

A.A.N., Aan, naa

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈ-a.nə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈ-a.na/

Suffix

-ana

feminine singular of -à

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- (linking vowel) +‎ -na (conditional suffix)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɒnɒ]

Suffix

-ana

(personal suffix) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).
tanít (“to teach”) → tanítana (“he/she would teach”)

Usage notes

Conditional indefinite – personal endings

Person		Back vowel	Front vowel
Person		Back vowel	unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-nék
én	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anék	-enék
te	2nd person singular	-nál	-nél
te	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anál	-enél
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	-na	-ne
ő maga ön	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-ana	-ene
mi	1st person plural	-nánk	-nénk
mi	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anánk	-enénk
ti	2nd person plural	-nátok	-nétek
ti	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anátok	-enétek
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-nának	-nének
ők maguk önök	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anának	-enének
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.

(personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
-na is added to most back vowel verbs
vár (“to wait”) → várna (“he/she would wait”)
-ne is added to most front vowel verbs
kér (“to ask”) → kérne (“he/she would ask”)
-ana is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)
mond (“to say something”) → mondana (“he/she would say something”)
tanít (“to teach”) → tanítana (“he/she would teach”)
-ene is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
fest (“to paint”) → festene (“he/she would paint”)
segít (“to help”) → segítene (“he/she would help”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English -ane.

Suffix

-ana

(chemistry) -ane

Interlingua

Alternative forms

-iana

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈana/

Suffix

-ana

female equivalent of -ano

References

Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Latin

Pronunciation

-āna: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.na/, [ˈäːnä]

-āna: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈäːnä]
-ānā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.naː/, [ˈäːnäː]

-ānā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈäːnä]

Suffix

-āna

inflection of -ānus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix

-ānā

ablative feminine singular of -ānus

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.

Derived terms

Northern Ndebele terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Pali

Alternative forms

-𑀅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
-अन (Devanagari script)
-অন (Bengali script)
-අන (Sinhalese script)
-အန or -ဢၼ (Burmese script)
-อน or -อะนะ (Thai script)
-ᩋᨶ (Tai Tham script)
-ອນ or -ອະນະ (Lao script)
-អន (Khmer script)
-𑄃𑄚 (Chakma script)

Suffix

-ana n

Verbal noun (neuter), formed on root.

Usage notes

Independent vowels and vowel bearers are shown in the list of alternative forms to accord with basic grammar rules. These are converted to dependent vowels when the suffix is used.

Derived terms

Words using this suffix are listed in their own category. Note that normally only the Latin script forms are listed, as etymology sections are normally restricted to the Latin script form.

Pali terms suffixed with -ana

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".

Derived terms

Phuthi terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

Category Phuthi terms suffixed with -ana (reciprocal) not found

Portuguese

Suffix

-ana f (masculine -ano)

feminine singular of -ano
female equivalent of -ano

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ana (Cyrillic spelling -ана)

Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a place where an action occurs, relatives or to form a proper name.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.

Derived terms

Southern Ndebele terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈana/ [ˈa.na]
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: -a‧na

Suffix

-ana f (plural -anas)

female equivalent of -ano

Suffix

-ana f sg

feminine singular of -ano

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".

Derived terms

Swazi terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

Category Swazi terms suffixed with -ana (reciprocal) not found

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".

Derived terms

Xhosa terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

Category Xhosa terms suffixed with -ana (reciprocal) not found

Zulu

Alternative forms

-ane

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà (“child”). The development of this suffix in Nguni seems to be due to influence from Khoe languages.

Suffix

-ana

Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".
(used in compounds) child

Derived terms

Zulu terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-ana.

Suffix

-ana

each other; forms reciprocal verbs.

Derived terms

Zulu terms suffixed with -ana (reciprocal)

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ana”