English

Suffix

-ane

1. (organic chemistry) A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
2. (chemistry) A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• -ene
• -yne

Latin

Suffix

-āne

1. vocative masculine singular of -ānus

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish -án.

Suffix

-ane m

1. A suffix used to derives instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns in Manx.

   mair ("finger") → mairane ("thimble")

   mooar ("big") → mooarane ("a large amount, many, much")

   shirgey ("mummification") → shirgane ("mummy")

   tonn ("wave") → tonnane ("ripple, wavelet")

Synonyms

• -an

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (Landsmål) -arne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːnә/ (example of pronunciation)

Suffix

-ane m, 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