-ina
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ina"
TranslingualEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina
- (taxonomy) Used to form names of subtribes of animals
- (taxonomy) Used to form names of suborders of animals
- (taxonomy) Used to form names of taxa subordinate to the higher rank from which they are derived
- (taxonomy) Used to form names of genera from other genera indicating a smaller size of organism
Derived termsEdit
AsturianEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina f
- -y (forming diminutives of feminine nouns)
Related termsEdit
CatalanEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina f
- -ine (used to form names of chemical substances)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “-ina” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “-ina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina f
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- Substantiva tvořená příponou -ina, Naše řeč (1938)
- -ina in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina f (plural -ine)
- Alterative suffix used to form diminutives of feminine nouns.
- Derivational suffix used to form adjectives or nouns, specifically:
- Used to form the feminine of masculine nouns and given names.
- eroe (“hero”) + -ina → eroina (“heroine”)
- Giuseppe + -ina → Giuseppina
- Used to form collective numerals.
- cinquanta (“fifty”) + -ina → cinquantina (“a total of about fifty”)
- Used to derive nouns denoting a profession.
- Croce Rossa (“Red Cross”) + -ina → crocerossina (“Red Cross nurse”)
- Used to derive adjectives and nouns denoting an ethnic or geographical origin.
- Alessandria (“Alessandria”; “Alexandria”) + -ina → alessandrina
- Used to derive adjectives denoting composition, color or other qualities.
- smeraldo (“emerald”) + -ina → smeraldina (“emerald (attributive)”; “emerald green”)
- Used to form the feminine of masculine nouns and given names.
- (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances; -ine
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
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LatinEdit
SuffixEdit
-īna
- nominative feminine singular of -īnus
- nominative neuter plural of -īnus
- accusative neuter plural of -īnus
- vocative feminine singular of -īnus
- vocative neuter plural of -īnus
- ablative feminine singular of -īnus
PolishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina f
- (obsolete) Appended to nouns or proper nouns (often surnames) to form nouns meaning: wife of
DeclensionEdit
declension of -ina
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *-ina.
SuffixEdit
-ina (Cyrillic spelling -ина)
- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine nouns.
- Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of feminine nouns.
- Suffix appended to noun roots to form an augmentative (the resulting noun is always feminine) frequently with pejorative or negative connotation.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of -ina
See alsoEdit
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *-ina.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina or -ína f
- added to adjectives to form an abstract noun
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
SuffixEdit
-ina f
- (chemistry) -ine
- (biochemistry) -in
- A diminutive suffix for feminine nouns or adjectives