-ene
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ene"
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /-iːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
editFrom Latin -ēnus, from Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós), forming adjectives from place names.
Suffix
edit-ene
- Forms adjectives relating to places and nouns for their inhabitants.
- Forms adjectives and nouns denoting religious groups from personal names.
See also
editReferences
edit- “-ene, suffix”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from French -ène, chosen by French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas to avoid confusion with chemicals in -ine.
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
editThe common names of some other organic compounds also end in ene.
Derived terms
editderivative 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
editalkene
aromatic hydrocarbon of benzene
See also
editReferences
edit- “-ene, comb. form”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Etymology 3
editDerived from graphene, expressing its monolayer characteristic
Suffix
edit-ene
- a single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editHungarian
editEtymology
editFrom -e- (linking vowel) + -ne (conditional suffix).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ene
- (conditional suffix) Forms 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. |
- (conditional suffix) Variants:
See also
editLatvian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSuffix
edit-ene
Derived terms
editMiddle Dutch
editPronoun
edit-ene
- Enclitic form of hem; accusative of hi
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English -ena.
Suffix
edit-ene
Usage notes
editOriginally used only for weak nouns in Old English, this suffix was also used for etymologically strong nouns in some Early Middle English dialects, e.g., kingene king (king of kings). Its use was also influenced by the adjectival suffix -en.
References
edit- “-en(e”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 October 2024.
- “-en, suf.(8).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 October 2024.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editSuffix
edit-ene
- suffix added to most of definite plural nouns
Norwegian Nynorsk
editSuffix
edit-ene
- Used to form definite plurals for most feminine nouns.
Old English
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ene
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