-ane

Etymology

From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪn/

Suffix

-ane

1. Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).^[1]
2. (organic chemistry) A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
3. (chemistry) A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

See also

• -ene
• -yne

References

Anagrams

• -ean, EAN, NAE, NEA, ean

Suffix

-ane m

1. (chemistry) -ane

Suffix

-āne

1. vocative masculine singular of -ānus

Alternative forms

• -an

Etymology

From Old Irish -án.

Suffix

-ane m

1. A suffix used to derives instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns in Manx.

   mair (“finger”) + ‎-ane → ‎mairane (“thimble”)

   mooar (“big”) + ‎-ane → ‎mooarane (“a large amount, many, much”)

   shirgey (“mummification”) + ‎-ane → ‎shirgane (“mummy”)

   tonn (“wave”) + ‎-ane → ‎tonnane (“ripple, wavelet”)

Alternative forms

• (Landsmål) -arne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːnə/ (example of pronunciation)

Suffix

-ane m, f

1. Used to form regular definite plurals of most masculine nouns.

   Ein båt, alle båtane.

   A boat; all the boats.

2. Used to form regular definite plurals of some feminine nouns.

   Ei dronning, alle dronningane.

   A queen; all the queens.