-ane
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-ane
- /eɪn/
Where it comes from
From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.
suffix
- Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
- A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
- A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.
Translations
Talk about this word "-ane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-ane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. -ane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-ane "-ane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-ane.Cite this
@misc{ane_2026,
title = {-ane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ane},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
