-ινα

See also: ἵνα and -ίνα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ίνα (-ína)

Etymology

From -νος (-nos) +‎ -ια (-ia), with metathesis. The metathesis make a ν (n) stem origin less likely.

Suffix

-ινα • (-ina) f

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

Inflection

First declension of -ινᾱ; -ινᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ινᾱ -inā	-ινᾱ -inā	-ιναι -inai
Genitive	-ινᾱς -inās	-ιναιν -inain	-ινῶν -inôn
Dative	-ινᾳ -ināi	-ιναιν -inain	-ιναις -inais
Accusative	-ινᾱν -inān	-ινᾱ -inā	-ινᾱς -inās
Vocative	-ινᾱ -inā	-ινᾱ -inā	-ιναι -inai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek

Alternative forms

• -ίνα (-ína)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek -ινα (-ina).

Suffix

-ινα • (-ina) f

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

Derived terms

• Category:Greek terms suffixed with -ινα