-ains
See also: ains
Gothic
editRomanization
edit-ains
- Romanization of -𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Lithuanian -inas and Proto-Slavic *-inъ.
Suffix
edit-ains (feminine equivalent -aina)
- Added to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives with the meaning "having" or "characterized by" the original noun (like English -y).