-ane

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ane

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

Derived terms

alkanes
compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid

Translations

See also

References

  1. ^ "-ane" in The concise Oxford dictionary of current English, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1919.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an/
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Suffix

-ane m

  1. (chemistry) -ane

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ane

Latin

Suffix

-āne

  1. vocative masculine singular of -ānus

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).

Suffix

-ane m

  1. A suffix used to derive 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”)

Derived terms

Manx terms suffixed with -ane

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-ane (Arabic spelling ـانە)

  1. Used to form adverbs: -ly, -ily, -ally
  2. by, during
    ‎roj (“day”) + ‎-ane → ‎rojane (“by day”)
    ‎şev (“night”) + ‎-ane → ‎şevane (“by night”)
  3. Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals": -ly
    ‎roj (“day”) + ‎-ane → ‎rojane (“daily”)
    ‎meh (“month”) + ‎-ane → ‎mehane (“monthly”)
    ‎sal (“year”) + ‎-ane → ‎salane (“yearly”)

Derived terms

Northern Kurdish terms suffixed with -ane

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ane m or 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.

See also

Swazi

Etymology

A variant of -ana.

Suffix

-ane

  2. Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
  3. Adjective diminutive suffix, creates an adjective meaning "somewhat", "rather".

Derived terms

Swazi terms suffixed with -ane

Zulu

Suffix

-ane

  1. Alternative form of -ana.
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