Alkanes with five or more carbon atoms are named by adding the suffix -ane to the appropriate numerical multiplier prefix with elision of any terminal vowel (-a or -o) from the basic numerical term.
ˈælkeɪnz wɪð fˈaɪv ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ kˈɑːɹbən ˈæɾəmz ɑːɹ nˈeɪmd baɪ ˈædɪŋ ðə sˈʌfɪks ˈeɪn tə ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl mˌʌltɪplˈaɪɚ pɹˈiːfɪks wɪð ᵻlˈɪʒən ʌv ˌɛni tˈɜːmɪnəl vˈaʊəlɐ ɔːɹ ˈoʊ fɹʌmðə bˈeɪsɪk nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl tˈɜːm.