-ane
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.
Pronunciation edit
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-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 edit
alkanes
compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid
Translations edit
alkanes
compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "-ane" in The concise Oxford dictionary of current English, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1919.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ane m
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Latin edit
Suffix edit
-āne
Manx edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).
Suffix edit
-ane m
- A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns in Manx.
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Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
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-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
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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Pronunciation edit
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-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.
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Swazi edit
Etymology edit
A variant of -ana.
Suffix edit
-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".
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Zulu edit
Suffix edit
-ane
- Alternative form of -ana.