The final vowel ofhamster, as the initial vowel would be a homonym of-a- fromrat.

-e-

1. (pharmacology) amonoclonal antibody derived from a hamster source

• -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)

• USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000

-e-

1. Amorph interjected between word roots to give pronunciation a better sense of flow, but which gives no change in meaning.

• fuge-e

Originally often represented athematic vowel or a (genitive) case ending; also sometimes added simply for ease of pronunciation.Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

-e-

1. alinkingvowel added in compound words

   willekeur

   Koninginnedag

• -en-
• -s-

FromProto-Finnic*-dë-.

-e-

1. The second infinitive marker.

• In the active, attaches to the same stem as the first infinitive (by replacing the final-a or-ä). In the passive, attaches to the strong passive stem (same as the passive conditional without the final-isiin) and does not replace the final-a or-ä.
• Always followed by a case marker: in standard Finnish, either the inessive or the instructive case (the latter for active only).

-e-

1. used to link elements in some compounds

• IPA^(key):[ɛ]

-e-

1. Asuffix-initialvowel (orlinkingvowel) insertedinterconsonantally between the word stem and the suffix, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning.

   ‎öreg(“old”) + ‎-e- + -bb → ‎öregebb(“older”)

-e-

1. used to link elements in some compounds

   pîrejin (pîr-e-jin, 'an old woman')

   kurteçîrok (kurt-e-çîrok, 'a short story')

-e-

1. Amorph interjected between word roots to give pronunciation a better sense of flow, but which gives no change in meaning.

• -ar-(in older standards when the first element is strong feminine)
• -a-

From theOld Norse genitive plural ending,-a, such as inmannamál (>mannemål). Also from the strong feminine genitive singular,-ar, whence also-ar- and-a-.

-e-

1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former element is a characteristic of the latter.

   ‎hest(“horse”) + ‎hov(“hoof”) → ‎hestehov(“horse’s hoof”)

This interfix is often used in compounds where the first element is plural, as opposed to singular-s-. Example:gudetru(“polytheism, belief in gods”) andgudstru(“monotheism, belief in a god”).

Akin toGerman-n-/-e-,Dutch-en-/-e- andSwedish-e-.

• IPA^(key):/-ə-/

-e-

1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former element is a characteristic of the latter.

   ‎Múus(“mouse”) + ‎Buk(“male animal”) → ‎Muzebuk(“male mouse”)

• IPA^(key):/ɛ/

-e-

1. Interfix used to link elements in some compounds

• The interfix-e- is sometimes used in compounds where the first element ends in-a:
  • This is especially productive when the word is the second element in a longer compound, e.g.högskola(“university”) →högskoleexamen(“university degree”);kolgruva(“coal mine”) →kolgruvearbetare(“coal mine worker”).
  • It is also used in shorter compounds when the first element ends in the female suffixes-inna or-erska, e.g.hjältinna(“heroïne”) →hjältinneroll(“part as a heroïne”);sköterska(“nurse”) →sköterskedräkt(“nurse’s uniform”).
  • It is also used for nouns ending in-ja or-ia, e.g.olja(“oil”) →oljeplattform(“oil rig”),historia(“history”) →historielektion(“history lesson”).
  • It is also used for some nouns ending in a consonant +/l r n/ +-a, e.g.ödla(“lizard”) →ödleart(“lizard species”);åsna(“donkey”) →åsneföl(“donkey’s foal”).
  • It is also used in some compounds of words ending in-a, e.g.ära(“honor”) →ärekränka(“defame”);hjärta(“heart”) →hjärtesorg(“grief, heartache”).
• It is also used in some compounds ending in a consonant, e.g.natt(“night”) →nattetid(“(during) nighttime”);skörd(“harvest”) →skördetröska(“combine harvester”);tjänst(“service”) →tjänsteman(“civil servant”);tid(“time”) →tideräkning(“chronology”).
• In some cases,-e- is found in more literary or archaic compounds, but not otherwise, e.g.stjärna(“star”) →stjärnevalv(“stellar vault”), cf.stjärnkikare(“astronomical telescope”)
• The interfix-e- is also more common in southern and western dialects, and thus in compounds derived from those dialects, cf.-a-, e.g.spettekaka(“skewer cake”),pilevall(“avenue of willow trees”).

• -a-

• Teleman, Ulf; Hellberg, Staffan; Andersson, Erik & Holm, Lisa (1999).Svenska akademiens grammatik 2 Ord. Stockholm: Svenska akad.
• Wessén, Elias (1958).Svensk språkhistoria. 2, Ordbildningslära. 3. ed. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell

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