(grammar) The prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek derivation. It expresses negation or absence. The prefix has cognates in other Indo-European languages, including in- in Latin and un- in English.

Abbreviation of private docent.

Abbreviation of private docent.

plural of privative adjective

(grammar) An adjective indicating that a noun refers to an object that is not of the class which that noun ordinarily refers to.

plural of privative case

(grammar) Synonym of abessive case.