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English
Infix
-ne-
- (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -ner-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation
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Chuukese
Infix
-ne-
- Expressing a fraction or a ratio. Preceded by a nominator and followed by the denominator.
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-në-, probably from Proto-Uralic *-ne. Related to Ingrian -ne-, Karelian -ne-, Votic -ne-, and probably Hungarian -na-, -ne- (conditional mood markers).
Interfix
-ne-
- Marker of potential mood in verbs.
- lähtee → lähtenee ― he/she leaves/goes → he/she will probably leave
Usage notes
Appended to the strong verbal stem. Exact form depends, as the infix may trigger assimilation or be subjected to it depending on the inflection type of the verb. In particular, -l-, -r- and -s- tend to assimilate the -n- (such as tulee → tullee), while a stem-final -t- is assimilated into the -n- (such as huomaan → huomannen). With nähdä-type verbs, the final -k- becomes -h- (such as näkee → nähnee). The verb olla (“to be”) is suppletive and has exceptional potential forms with the stem lie(ne)-.
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