Unbranched, saturated hydrocarbon chains are named systematically with a Greek numerical prefix denoting the number of carbons and the suffix "-ane".
ʌnbɹˈæntʃt, sˈætʃɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd hˈaɪdɹəkˌɑːɹbən tʃˈeɪnz ɑːɹ nˈeɪmd sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪkli wɪð ɐ ɡɹˈiːk nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl pɹˈiːfɪks dᵻnˈoʊɾɪŋ ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːɹbənz ænd ðə sˈʌfɪks "ˈeɪn".