ane

[ eyn ]

adjective, noun, pronounChiefly Scot.

one.

Origin of ane

1350–1400; Middle English (North) an, variant of onone

Other definitions for -ane (2 of 2)

-ane

Chemistry.

a suffix used in names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series: propane.

Origin of -ane

From the Latin suffix -ānus-an

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How to use ane in a sentence

Think on him but as ane wha was running post to the devil, and got a shouldering from your lordship to help him on his journey.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
Among the Aryan nations an meant mind, and this term is clearly responsible for inane or without ane.
Archaic England | Harold Bayley
If it was the ane ye mean, it a' gaed to bits, an' I think they burned it.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. Barrie
It was on ane o' thae nights 'at a mason fell off the rafters an' broke his leg.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. Barrie
I wouldna wonder but what it was some laddies 'at set them at ane another.'
A Window in Thrums | J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for ane (1 of 2)

ane

/ (eɪn) /

determiner, pronoun, noun

a Scottish word for one

British Dictionary definitions for -ane (2 of 2)

-ane

suffix forming nouns

indicating an alkane hydrocarbon: hexane

Origin of -ane

coined to replace -ene, -ine, and -one

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Scientific definitions for -ane

-ane

A suffix used to form the names of saturated hydrocarbons, such as ethane. The suffix is shortened to -an- before other suffixes to indicate compounds derived from saturated hydrocarbons, as in ethanol.

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