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-ane

/eɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
-ane
IPA
/eɪn/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).

suffix

A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.

suffix

A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

butane decane ethane heptane hexane methane nonane octane pentane propane alane alumane

Phrases

-ene -yne

Frequently Paired Words

-ene -yne

Questions

How do you pronounce -ane?
The recorded pronunciation is /eɪn/.
What does -ane mean?
Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
Where does -ane come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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