-ίνα

See also: ἵνα and -ινα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ινα (-ina)

Etymology

From -νος (-nos) +‎ -ία (-ía), with metathesis. The metathesis make a ν stem origin less likely.

Suffix

-ίνα • (-ína) f

1. Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form.

Inflection

First declension of -ίνᾱ; -ίνᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ίνᾱ -ínā	-ίνᾱ -ínā	-ίναι -ínai
Genitive	-ίνᾱς -ínās	-ίναιν -ínain	-ινῶν -inôn
Dative	-ίνᾳ -ínāi	-ίναιν -ínain	-ίναις -ínais
Accusative	-ίνᾱν -ínān	-ίνᾱ -ínā	-ίνᾱς -ínās
Vocative	-ίνᾱ -ínā	-ίνᾱ -ínā	-ίναι -ínai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek

Alternative forms

• -ινα (-ina)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek -ίνα (-ína)

Suffix

-ίνα • (-ína) f

1. Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form.

Derived terms

• Category:Greek terms suffixed with -ίνα