# -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: /eɪn/

### Suffix

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

#### Derived terms

* butane
* decane
* ethane
* heptane
* hexane
* methane
* nonane
* octane
* pentane
* propane
* 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
### See also

* -ene
* -yne

### References

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

### Anagrams

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

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an/
* Audio:(file)

### Suffix

-ane m
* (chemistry) -ane

#### Derived terms

* albane

## Latin
### Suffix

-āne
* vocative masculine singular of -ānus

## Manx
### Alternative forms

* -an

### Etymology

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

### Suffix

-ane m
* 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
## Northern Kurdish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːˈnɛ/

### Suffix

-ane (Arabic spelling ـانە)
* Used to form adverbs: -ly, -ily, -ally
* by, during
    ‎roj (“day”) + ‎-ane → ‎rojane (“by day”)
    ‎şev (“night”) + ‎-ane → ‎şevane (“by night”)
* 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
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* -arne (pre-1901 (Landsmål))

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aːnə/

### Suffix

-ane m or f
* Used to form regular definite plurals of most masculine nouns.
    Ein båt, alle båtane.A boat; all the boats.
* Used to form regular definite plurals of some feminine nouns.
    Ei dronning, alle dronningane.A queen; all the queens.

#### See also

* -ar
* -en

## Old English
### Suffix

-ane
* (Late Old English) Alternative form of -enne

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.nɛ/
* Rhymes: -anɛ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Suffix

-ane
* inflection of -any:
** neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
** nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

## Swazi
### Etymology

A variant of -ana.

### Suffix

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

#### Derived terms
## Tswana
### Suffix

-ane
* Alternative form of -ana.

## Zulu
### Suffix

-ane
* Alternative form of -ana.