-ane

See also ane, Ane, âne, anë, and ʻAne

English

Wikipedia

Suffix

-ane

1. (organic chemistry) A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
2. (chemistry) A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

Derived terms

alkanes

butane decane ethane heptane hexane

methane nonane octane pentane propane

compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid

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

alkanes

Catalan: -à (ca) Finnish: -aani (fi) German: -an (de)

Italian: -ano (it) Norwegian: -an (no)

compounds of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid

See also

• -ene
• -yne

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish -án.

Suffix

-ane m.

1. A suffix used to derives instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns in Manx.

   mair ("finger") > mairane ("thimble")

   mooar ("big") > mooarane ("a large amount, many, much")

   shirgey ("mummification") > shirgane ("mummy")

   tonn ("wave") > tonnane ("ripple, wavelet")

Synonyms

• -an