-ne-

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English[edit]

Infix[edit]

-ne-

  1. (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -ner-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

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Chuukese[edit]

Infix[edit]

-ne-

  1. Expressing a fraction or a ratio. Preceded by a nominator and followed by the denominator.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *-në-, probably from Proto-Uralic *-ne. Related to Ingrian -ne-, Karelian -ne-, Votic -ne-, and probably Hungarian -na-, -ne- (conditional mood markers).

Interfix[edit]

-ne-

  1. Marker of potential mood in verbs.
    lähtee → lähteneehe/she leaves/goes → he/she will probably leave

Usage notes[edit]

Appended to the strong verbal stem. Exact form depends, as the infix may trigger assimilation or be subjected to it depending on the inflection type of the verb. In particular, -l-, -r- and -s- tend to assimilate the -n- (such as tuleetullee), while a stem-final -t- is assimilated into the -n- (such as huomaanhuomannen). With nähdä-type verbs, the final -k- becomes -h- (such as näkeenähnee). The verb olla (to be) is suppletive and has exceptional potential forms with the stem lie(ne)-.

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