-phanecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. monophane n.

Forms: 1800s– -phan (rare), 1800s– -phane.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin -phanus; Greek -ϕανής.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin -phanus or its etymon ancient Greek -ϕανής (in e.g. διαϕανής diaphane adj.) < ϕαν-, stem of ϕαίνειν to bring to light, cause to appear, show, and of ϕαίνεσθαι to come to light, appear < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit bhā- to shine, to be bright, to appear. Earliest in the 16th cent. via French in diaphane adj. Other formations occur from the 18th cent. In the 19th cent. a small number of formations occur which are after German formations in -phan . Compare -phanous comb. form.

1. Forming adjectives describing things whose appearance or optical quality is expressed by the first element.

2. Forming nouns denoting substances or materials (esp. minerals) whose appearance or optical qualities are expressed by the first element.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	-phane
释义	-phanecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. monophane n. Forms: 1800s– -phan (rare), 1800s– -phane. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin -phanus; Greek -ϕανής. Etymology: < post-classical Latin -phanus or its etymon ancient Greek -ϕανής (in e.g. διαϕανής diaphane adj.) < ϕαν-, stem of ϕαίνειν to bring to light, cause to appear, show, and of ϕαίνεσθαι to come to light, appear < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit bhā- to shine, to be bright, to appear. Earliest in the 16th cent. via French in diaphane adj. Other formations occur from the 18th cent. In the 19th cent. a small number of formations occur which are after German formations in -phan . Compare -phanous comb. form. 1. Forming adjectives describing things whose appearance or optical quality is expressed by the first element. 2. Forming nouns denoting substances or materials (esp. minerals) whose appearance or optical qualities are expressed by the first element. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < comb. form
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