-ane

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

• IPA^(key): /eɪn/

-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.

• -ene
• -yne

• -ean, EAN, NAE, NEA, e.An., ean

• IPA^(key): /an/

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-ane m

1. (chemistry) -ane

• albane

-āne

1. vocative masculine singular of -ānus

• -an

From Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).

-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”)

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• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈnɛ/

-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”)

• -arne (pre-1901 (Landsmål))

• IPA^(key): /aːnə/

-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.

• -ar
• -en

A variant of -ana.

-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".

-ane

1. Alternative form of -ana.