-ene
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós) feminine patronymic suffix.
Suffix[edit]
-ene
- (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; an alkene.
- (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene.
- A polymer derived from an alkene.
Usage notes[edit]
The common names of some other organic compounds also end in ene.
Derived terms[edit]
derivative suffixes
terms derived from "-ene"
- acetylene
- anthracene
- benzene
- butadiene
- camphene
- carotene
- cymene
- ethene
- ethylene
- fullerene
- indene
- isoprene
- limonene
- lycopene
- mesitylene
- methylene
- naphthalene
- naphthene
- neoprene
- nitrobenzene
- phenanthrene
- phenylene
- pinene
- polyene
- polyethylene
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polythene
- propene
- propylene
- pyrene
- retene
- retinene
- squalene
- stearoptene
- stilbene
- styrene
- terpene
- toluene
- trinitrotoluene
- xanthene
- xylene
Translations[edit]
alkene
aromatic hydrocarbon of benzene
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Etymology 2[edit]
Derived from graphene, expressing its monolayer characteristic
Suffix[edit]
-ene
- a single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
-e- (linking vowel) + -ne (conditional suffix)
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ene
- (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).
Usage notes[edit]
Conditional indefinite – personal endings
Person | Back vowel |
Front vowel | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
unrounded | rounded | |||
én | 1st person singular | -nék | ||
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anék | -enék | ||
te | 2nd person singular | -nál | -nél | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anál | -enél | ||
ő maga ön |
3rd person singular | -na | -ne | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-ana | -ene | ||
mi | 1st person plural | -nánk | -nénk | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anánk | -enénk | ||
ti | 2nd person plural | -nátok | -nétek | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anátok | -enétek | ||
ők maguk önök |
3rd person plural | -nának | -nének | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anának | -enének | ||
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing. |
- (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
See also[edit]
Latvian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ene
Derived terms[edit]
Middle Dutch[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
-ene
- Enclitic form of hem; accusative of hi
Categories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- en:Organic chemistry
- en:Hydrocarbon chain suffixes
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian suffixes
- Latvian terms suffixed with -e
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian suffixes
- Latvian female equivalent suffixes
- Middle Dutch non-lemma forms
- Middle Dutch pronoun forms