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IPA(Pronunciation)

/ə/

Prefix

idiomatic morpheme rare archaic dialectal

(rare or no longer productive) In, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2. / (no longer productive) In, into. Also passing into sense 5.

Japanese Meaning

状態や様子、条件を示す接頭辞として、'〜の中に'、'〜上に'、'〜に'という意味で使われる。 / 方向性や移行を示す意味として、'〜の中へ'や'〜に'という意味でも用いられる。

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The poet favored the archaic prefix a- in many place-names and compound words.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その詩人は多くの地名や複合語で「〜に」「〜の上に」「〜で」の意味を持つ古風な接頭辞を好んだ。

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Sense（1）

apace, afire, aboil, a-bling

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Sense（2）

(no longer productive) In, into. Also passing into sense 5.

asunder

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Sense（3）

In the direction of, or toward.

astern, abeam

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Sense（4）

(archaic, dialectal) At such a time.

Come a-morning we are going hunting.

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Sense（5）

(archaic, dialectal) In the act or process of. Used in some dialects before a present participle.

1777, Thomas Arne, A-Hunting We Will Go

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