-ane
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"
English
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/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Suffix
-ane
- Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).[1]
- (organic chemistry) A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
- (inorganic chemistry) A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.
Derived terms
compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid
Translations
alkanes
compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid
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See also
References
- ^ "-ane" in The concise Oxford dictionary of current English, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1919.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an/
Audio: (file)
Suffix
-ane m
Derived terms
French terms suffixed with -ane
Latin
Suffix
-āne
- vocative masculine singular of -ānus
Manx
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).
Suffix
-ane m
- A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns in Manx.
Derived terms
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Cognate with Persian ـانه (-âne, “adjective forming suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈnɛ/
Suffix
-ane (Arabic spelling ـانە)
- Used to form adverbs: -ly, -ily, -ally
- by, during
- Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals": -ly
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- -arne (Landsmål)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːnə/
Suffix
-ane m or f
- Used to form regular definite plurals of most masculine nouns.
- Ein båt, alle båtane.
- A boat; all the boats.
- Used to form regular definite plurals of some feminine nouns.
- Ei dronning, alle dronningane.
- A queen; all the queens.
See also
Old English
Suffix
-ane
- (Late Old English) alternative form of -enne
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.nɛ/
- Rhymes: -anɛ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Suffix
-ane
- inflection of -any:
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
- nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Swazi
Etymology
A variant of -ana.
Suffix
-ane
- Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
- Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".
Derived terms
Swazi terms suffixed with -ane
Tswana
Suffix
-ane
- alternative form of -ana
Zulu
Suffix
-ane
- alternative form of -ana