-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/

Suffix

-ane

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

Derived terms

alkanes

• butane
• decane
• ethane
• heptane
• hexane
• methane
• nonane
• octane
• pentane
• propane

 

compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid

• alane
• alumane
• arsane
• astatane
• azane
• bismuthane
• bromane
• chlorane
• fluorane
• gallane
• germane
• indigane
• iodane
• oxidane
• phosphane
• plumbane
• polane
• selane
• silane
• stannane
• stibane
• sulfane
• tellane
• tellurane
• thallane

 

Translations

alkanes

• Catalan: -à (ca) m
• Finnish: -aani (fi)
• French: -ane (fr) m
• German: -an (de)
• Hindi: -इन्य (-inya)
• Hungarian: -án
• Indonesian: -ana
• Italian: -ano (it) m
• Malay: -ana (ms)
• Norwegian: -an (no)
• Portuguese: -ano (pt) m
• Russian: -а́н (ru) m (-án)
• Spanish: -ano (es) m
• Swedish: -an (sv) c

compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid

• Hungarian: -án

See also

• -ene
• -yne

Anagrams

• e.An., NAE, -ean, NEA, EAN, ENA, ean

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an/

• Audio:

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Suffix

-ane m

1. (chemistry) -ane

Derived terms

• albane

French terms suffixed with -ane

Latin

Suffix

-āne

1. vocative masculine singular of -ānus

Manx

Alternative forms

• -an

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 (pre-1901 (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

• -ar
• -en

Swazi

Etymology

A variant of -ana.

Suffix

-ane

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

Derived terms

Swazi terms suffixed with -ane

Zulu

Suffix

-ane

1. Alternative form of -ana.