-ane

-ane

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"

English

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /eɪn/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
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    Suffix

    -ane

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

    Derived terms

    Translations

    See also

    References

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

    Anagrams

    French

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ane m

    1. (chemistry) -ane

    Derived terms

    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

    Cognate with Persian ـانه (-âne, adjective forming suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɑːˈnɛ/

    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

    • -arne (Landsmål)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aːnə/

    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

    Old English

    Suffix

    -ane

    1. (Late Old English) alternative form of -enne

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈa.nɛ/
    • Rhymes: -anɛ
    • Syllabification: -a‧ne

    Suffix

    -ane

    1. inflection of -any:
      1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
      2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

    Swazi

    Etymology

    A variant of -ana.

    Suffix

    -ane

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

    Derived terms

    Swazi terms suffixed with -ane

    Tswana

    Suffix

    -ane

    1. alternative form of -ana

    Turkish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـانه (-ane), from Classical Persian ـَانَه (-āna).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aːˈne/
    • Hyphenation: a‧ne

    Suffix

    -ane

    1. (no longer productive) forms adjectives from nouns

    Derived terms

    Turkish terms suffixed with -ane

    Zulu

    Suffix

    -ane

    1. alternative form of -ana