-ane

(Engels)

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/eɪn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Engels: -an

In summary

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

Vertalingen

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