-ane

/eɪn/

suffix

A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.

OriginLatin -ānus →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Latin-ānus
  2. English-ane

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

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Translations

Catalan -à
  • -àalkanes
Chinese Mandarin 烷
  • 烷 (wán)alkanes
Dutch -aan
  • -aanalkanes
Finnish -aani
  • -aanialkanes
French -ane
  • -anealkanes
German -an
  • -analkanes
Hindi -इन्य
  • -इन्य (-inya)alkanes
Hungarian -án, -án
  • -ánalkanes
  • -áncompounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid
Indonesian -ana
  • -anaalkanes
Italian -ano
  • -anoalkanes
Malay -ana
  • -anaalkanes
Norwegian -an
  • -analkanes
Portuguese -ano
  • -anoalkanes
Russian -а́н
  • -а́н (-án)alkanes
Spanish -ano
  • -anoalkanes
Swedish -an
  • -analkanes
Cite this entry
APA

-ane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ane

MLA

“-ane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ane.

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