-ena

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ena"

Catalan

Suffix

-ena

1. feminine singular of -è
2. feminine singular of -é

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɛna]

Suffix

-ena f (noun-forming suffix)

1. forms feminine nouns from adjectives

   ‎starý + ‎-ena → ‎stařena

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ena

pradlena

přadlena

stařena

švadlena

tkadlena

Further reading

• -ena/-eňa in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From English -ene, from the Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós) feminine patronymic suffix.

Suffix

-ena

1. -ene
   1. (organic chemistry) an unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; an alkene
   2. (organic chemistry) an aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene
   3. a polymer derived from an alkene

Derived terms

derivative suffixes

• -diena
• -enil

terms derived from "-ena"

• antrasena
• asetilena
• benzena
• butadiena
• etena
• etilena
• fenantrena
• fenilena
• fulerena
• indena
• isoprena
• kamfena
• karotena
• likopena
• limonena
• mesitilena
• metilena
• naftalena
• naftena
• neoprena
• nitrobenzena
• pinena
• pirena
• poliena
• polietilena
• polipropilena
• polistirena
• politena
• propena
• propilena
• retena
• retinena
• simena
• skualena
• stearoptena
• stilbena
• stirena
• terpena
• toluena
• trinitrotoluena
• xantena
• xilena

See also

• -ana
• -una

Etymology 2

From English -ene. Derived from graphene, expressing its monolayer characteristic.

Suffix

-ena

1. a single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms

Derived terms

• fosforena
• germanena
• grafena
• silisena
• stanena

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• -enene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːna/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eːna
• Hyphenation: -en‧a

Suffix

-ena

1. definite plural form of -en

Anagrams

• ane, nea

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.nɑ/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• -ana — early

Suffix

-ena

1. Forms the genitive plural of n-stem masculine, n-stem feminine, and some ō-stem feminine nouns

   ‎stela (“stalk”) + ‎-ena → ‎stelena (“stalks'”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ena (Early West Saxon)

1. Forms the weak genitive plural of adjectives

   þāra blindena manna

   of the blind men

Spanish

Suffix

-ena

1. feminine singular of -eno
2. feminine of -eno