-mane

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French -mane, from Ancient Greek -μανής (-manḗs).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /meɪn/

Suffix

-mane

Forming compound nouns with the sense of person who has a mania for.
Synonym: -maniac

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -mane

Translations

person who has a mania for

French: -mane (fr)
Italian: -mane
Portuguese: -ómano m (Portugal), -ômano m (Brazil)
Sicilian: -òmani

Anagrams

-nema, Amen, Eman, Enma, MEAN, MENA, Mena, NAmE, NEMA, NMEA, amen, mean, mnae, name, namé, neam, ñame

French

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek -μανης (-manēs), from μανία f (manía).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /man/

Suffix

-mane

-mane, -maniac; Used to form adjectives and nouns describing sufferers of a mania

Derived terms

Related terms

-manie f

Descendants

→ English: -mane

Further reading

“-mane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈma.ne/

Suffix

-mane m or f by sense

-mane, -maniac; Used to form adjectives and nouns describing sufferers of a mania

Derived terms

Related terms

-mania f

Anagrams

amen, mena

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