-ene
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ene"
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin -ēnus, from Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós), forming adjectives from place names.
Suffix
edit-ene
- Forms adjectives relating to places and nouns for their inhabitants.
- Forms adjectives and nouns denoting religious groups from personal names.
See also
editReferences
edit- “-ene, suffix”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from French -ène, chosen by French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas to avoid confusion with chemicals in -ine.
Suffix
edit-ene
- (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; an alkene.
- (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene.
- A polymer derived from an alkene.
Usage notes
editThe common names of some other organic compounds also end in ene.
Derived terms
editderivative suffixes
terms derived from "-ene"
- acetylene
- anthracene
- benzene
- butadiene
- camphene
- carotene
- cymene
- ethene
- ethylene
- fullerene
- indene
- isoprene
- limonene
- lycopene
- mesitylene
- methylene
- naphthalene
- naphthene
- neoprene
- nitrobenzene
- phenanthrene
- phenylene
- pinene
- polyene
- polyethylene
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polythene
- propene
- propylene
- pyrene
- retene
- retinene
- squalene
- stearoptene
- stilbene
- styrene
- terpene
- toluene
- trinitrotoluene
- xanthene
- xylene
Translations
editalkene
aromatic hydrocarbon of benzene
See also
editReferences
edit- “-ene, comb. form”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Etymology 3
editDerived from graphene, expressing its monolayer characteristic
Suffix
edit-ene
- a single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editHungarian
editEtymology
editFrom -e- (linking vowel) + -ne (conditional suffix).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ene
- (conditional suffix) Forms the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).
Usage notes
edit Conditional indefinite – personal endings
Person | Back vowel |
Front vowel | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
unrounded | rounded | |||
én | 1st person singular | -nék | ||
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anék | -enék | ||
te | 2nd person singular | -nál | -nél | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anál | -enél | ||
ő maga ön |
3rd person singular | -na | -ne | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-ana | -ene | ||
mi | 1st person plural | -nánk | -nénk | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anánk | -enénk | ||
ti | 2nd person plural | -nátok | -nétek | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anátok | -enétek | ||
ők maguk önök |
3rd person plural | -nának | -nének | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anának | -enének | ||
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing. |
- (conditional suffix) Variants:
See also
editLatvian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSuffix
edit-ene
Derived terms
editMiddle Dutch
editPronoun
edit-ene
- Enclitic form of hem; accusative of hi
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editSuffix
edit-ene
- suffix added to most of definite plural nouns
Norwegian Nynorsk
editSuffix
edit-ene
- Used to form definite plurals for most feminine nouns.
Categories:
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- en:Organic chemistry
- en:Hydrocarbon chain suffixes
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian suffixes
- Latvian terms suffixed with -e
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian suffixes
- Latvian female equivalent suffixes
- Middle Dutch non-lemma forms
- Middle Dutch pronoun forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål suffixes
- Norwegian Bokmål noun-forming suffixes
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk suffixes