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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "ene"}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/-iːn/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-&#45;ene.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|en|la|-ēnus}}, from {{der|en|grc|-ηνός}}, forming adjectives from place names.

====Suffix====
{{en-suffix}}

# {{ng|Forms adjectives relating to places and nouns for their inhabitants.}}
#: {{affixusex|en|Cairo|Cairene}}
#: {{affixusex|en|Damascus|Damascene}}
# {{ng|Forms adjectives and nouns denoting religious groups from personal names.}}
#: {{affixusex|en|Rogers|Rogerene}}
#: {{affixusex|en|Hagar|Hagarene}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|en|-ine}}

====References====
* {{R:OED Online|-ene|suffix|url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/ene_suffix}}

===Etymology 2===
{{bor+|en|fr|-ène}}, chosen by French chemist {{w|Jean-Baptiste Dumas}} to avoid confusion with chemicals in {{m|fr|-ine}}.

====Suffix====
{{en-suffix}}

# {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} An [[unsaturated]] [[hydrocarbon]] having at least one [[double bond]]; an [[alkene]].
# {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} An [[aromatic]] hydrocarbon based on [[benzene]].
# A [[polymer]] derived from an [[alkene]].

=====Usage notes=====
The common names of some other organic compounds also end in {{m|en|-ene|ene}}.

=====Derived terms=====
{{col2|en|title=derivative suffixes
|-diene
|-enyl
}}
{{col4|en|title=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=====
{{trans-top|alkene}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|-è|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|-烯|tr=-xī}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|-en}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|-eeni}}
* French: {{t+|fr|-ène|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|-en}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|-एन्य}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|-én}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|-ena}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|-éin}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|-ene|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|-en}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|-en|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|-eno|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|-eno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|-en}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|aromatic hydrocarbon of benzene}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|-eeni}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|-एन्य}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|-en}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|polymer of an alkene}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|-eeni}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|एन्य}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|-en}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====See also=====
{{col2|en
|-ane
|-ein
|-in
|-ine
|-yne
}}

====References====
* {{R:OED Online|-ene|comb. form|url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/ene_combform}}

===Etymology 3===
Derived from [[graphene]], expressing its [[monolayer]] characteristic

====Suffix====
{{head|en|suffix}}

# a single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|en
|germanene
|graphene
|phosphorene
|silicene
|stanene
}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=een|-een|Nee|e'en|een|nee|née}}

{{C|en|Hydrocarbon chain suffixes}}

==Hungarian==

===Etymology===
From {{affix|hu|-e-|-ne|pos1=linking vowel|pos2=conditional suffix|nocat=y}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{hu-IPA}}

===Suffix===
{{head|hu|suffix}}

# {{lb|hu|conditional suffix}} {{ng|Forms the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).}}
#: {{afex|hu|segít|t1=to help|segít'''ene'''|t2='''he/she would''' help}}

====Usage notes====
{{U:hu:conj-cond-indef}}
{{U:hu:conj-cond-na}}

====See also====
* [[:Category:Hungarian verb forms]]
* [[Appendix:Hungarian suffixes]]

==Latvian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|lv|-iene}}

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|lv|-enis|-e|pos2={{l|en|feminine|fem.}}}}.

===Suffix===
{{lv-suffix}}

# {{female equivalent of|lv|-enis|POS=suffix}} {{n-g|(for female beings)}}
# {{feminine of|lv|-enis}} {{n-g|(for feminine-gender objects)}}

====Derived terms====
{{suffixsee|lv}}

==Middle Dutch==

===Pronoun===
{{head|dum|pronoun form}}

# {{n-g|Enclitic form of {{m|dum|hem}}}}; {{inflection of|dum|hi||acc}}

==Middle English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|enm|-en}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|enm|ang|-ena}}.

===Suffix===
{{head|enm|suffix}}

# {{non-gloss|Used to form the [[genitive]] [[plural]] of nouns.}}

====Usage notes====
Originally 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 {{m|enm|-en}}.

====References====
* {{R:MED Online|entry= -en(e|id=MED13735|accessdate=25 October 2024}}
* {{R:MED Online|entry= -en|pos=suf.(8)|id=MED13522.5|accessdate=25 October 2024}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nb|da|-ene}}

===Suffix===
{{head|nb|suffix}}

# suffix added to most of definite plural nouns

{{cln|nb|noun-forming suffixes}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Suffix===
{{head|nn|suffix}}

# Used to form definite plurals for most feminine nouns.

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|-ene}}

===Suffix===
{{head|ang|suffix form}}

# {{infl of|ang|-en||dat|sg|;|str|acc|f|s|;|str|ins|m//n|s|;|str|nom//acc|m//f|p|;|wk|nom|f//n|s|;|wk|acc|n|s}}