Tom Bombadil
#389
Hey, is that really an allative prefix? I thought that the cases of words are just defined by their suffixes ...
Ps. If so, is Et- the ablative prefix?
Gloss “ana-” by Eldamo Import
ana-
prefix. to, towards
Variations
- ana- ✧ PE17/147 (ana-)
- an- ✧ VT44/08 (
an-)Derivations
- √NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” ✧ PE17/147
Element in
- Q. arcandë “petition” ✧ VT44/08 (
anarcandemman*)Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √AN/NĀ > ana- [ana-] ✧ PE17/147
Paul Strack
#390
Short answer: no.
The ablative and allative cases in noun declension are always suffixes: -nna and -llo.
The prefix ana- is a more general purpose prefix that can be added nouns or verbs. I imagine it is used more often with verbs, as is the case with the prefix et- “out”. For example, perhaps anamen- might mean something like “to go to(wards), venture forth”.