Alpha privativum
As Alpha privativum ( latin , beraubendes alpha ') is defined as in the word formation of the Greek language , the prefix ἀ- a- which expresses the absence, reversing or ineffectiveness of the signified or the underlying word answered in the negative then (as "Negationspräfix" also alpha negativum called ). In German , this function is often taken over by the prefix “un-” or the suffixes “-los” or “-leer”, also the words “nicht” or “ohne”. The word begins with a vowel , is the prefix usually ἀν- Toggle . In German, the alpha privativum appears in loan words such as A pathie or an omal and in neoplasms such as a social . Functional and historically loud it is identical to latin domestic (z. B. in active ), German un- (z. B. un active ) and Sanskrit अ- a- or अन्- Toggle , all on an equal important Indo-European prefix * n̥- be returned.
Examples
| Greek | literally | meaning | German word | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἄ-σφαλτος | a-sphaltos | not falling | firmly | asphalt |
| ἄ-συλος | a-sylos | not deprived | for sure | asylum |
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ἄ-θεος (also: ἀ-θεϊστής ) |
a-theos (see also: a-theïstés) | without God |
godless |
atheist ( atheist ) |
| ἀν-όρεξις | an-orexis | without desire | Loss of appetite | anorexia |
| ἀ-λεθής | a-lethés | not hidden | true |
Aletheia (unconcealment) |
| ἀ-τοπία | a-topía | no place | Placelessness | Atopy |
| ἀ-πορία | a-poría | without advice | Perplexity | Aporia |
| ἀν-αλγεινός | an-algeinós | not painful | painless | analgesic |
