-e-

Etymology
The final vowel of hamster, as the initial vowel would be a homonym of -a- from rat.

Infix

 * 1)  a monoclonal antibody derived from a hamster source

Related terms

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

Etymology
Originally often represented a thematic vowel or a (genitive) case ending; also sometimes added simply for ease of pronunciation.

Interfix

 * 1) A linking vowel added in compound words.
 * willekeur
 * Koninginnedag

Etymology
From.

Usage notes

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

Interfix

 * 1) A suffix-initial vowel (or linking vowel) inserted interconsonantally between the word stem and the suffix, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning.

Etymology
From the genitive plural ending,, such as in  (> ). Also from the strong feminine genitive singular,, whence also and.

Usage notes
This interfix is often used in compounds where the first element is plural, as opposed to singular. Example: and.

Etymology
Akin to 🇨🇬/, 🇨🇬/ and 🇨🇬.

Usage notes

 * 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. → ;  →.
 * It is also used in shorter compounds when the first element ends in the female suffixes or, e.g.  → ;  →.
 * It is also used for nouns ending in -ja or -ia, e.g. →,  →.
 * It is also used for some nouns ending in a consonant + + -a, e.g.  → ;  →.
 * It is also used in some compounds of words ending in -a, e.g. → ;  →.
 * It is also used in some compounds ending in a consonant, e.g. → ;  → ;  → ;  →.
 * In some cases, -e- is found in more literary or archaic compounds, but not otherwise, e.g. →, cf.
 * The interfix -e- is also more common in southern and western dialects, and thus in compounds derived from those dialects, cf., e.g. ,.