a-

I. prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English 1. on ; in ; at <

abed

> 2. in (such) a state or condition <

afire

> 3. in (such) a manner <

aloud

> 4. in the act or process of <

gone a-hunting

> <

atingle

> II. prefix or an- Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek — more at un- not ; without <

asexual

> — a- before consonants other than h and sometimes even before h, an- before vowels and usually before h <

achromatic

> <

ahistorical

> <

anastigmatic

> <

anhydrous

>