-e-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

English

Etymology

The final vowel of hamster, as the initial vowel would be a homonym of -a- from rat

Infix

-e-

  1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a hamster source
  • -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)
References
  • USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000

Danish

Interfix

-e-

  1. An interfix inserted in some compounds.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Danish_words_interfixed_with_-e-'>Danish words interfixed with -e-</a>

See also

Dutch

Interfix

-e-

  1. A linking vowel added in compound words to give easier pronunciation. It does not change the meaning.
    willekeur
    Koninginnedag

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_interfixed_with_-e-'>Dutch words interfixed with -e-</a>

Hungarian

Interfix

-e-

  1. A suffix-initial vowel (or linking vowel) inserted interconsonantally between the word stem and the suffix, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning.
    öreg (“old”) → öregebb (“older”)

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Interfix

-e-

  1. A morph interjected between word roots to give pronunciation a better sense of flow, but which gives no change in meaning.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Norwegian_Bokm%C3%A5l_words_interfixed_with_-e-'>Norwegian Bokmål words interfixed with -e-</a>

Norwegian Nynorsk

Interfix

-e-

  1. A morph interjected between word roots to give pronunciation a better sense of flow, but which gives no change in meaning.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Norwegian_Nynorsk_words_interfixed_with_-e-'>Norwegian Nynorsk words interfixed with -e-</a>
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