TranslingualEdit

SuffixEdit

-ina

  1. (taxonomy) Used to form names of subtribes of animals
  2. (taxonomy) Used to form names of suborders of animals
  3. (taxonomy) Used to form names of taxa subordinate to the higher rank from which they are derived
  4. (taxonomy) Used to form names of genera from other genera indicating a smaller size of organism

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AsturianEdit

SuffixEdit

-ina f

  1. -y (forming diminutives of feminine nouns)

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CatalanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

SuffixEdit

-ina f

  1. feminine singular of
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Etymology 2Edit

SuffixEdit

-ina f

  1. -ine (used to form names of chemical substances)
Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ina f

  1. noun forming suffix
    pustý + ‎-ina → ‎pustina
    list + ‎-ina → ‎listina
    kráva + ‎-ina → ‎kravina

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Further readingEdit

InterlinguaEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English -ine, French -ine, Italian -ina, Portuguese -ina/Spanish -ina, all ultimately from Latin -īna.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ina

  1. (chemistry) forms nouns from nouns, denoting a technical term for a substance; container
    caseo (cheese) + ‎-ina → ‎caseina (caseine)
    globulo (globule) + ‎-ina → ‎globulino (globuline)
    vacca (cow) + ‎-ina → ‎vaccina (vaccine)

Derived termsEdit

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ina not found

ReferencesEdit

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: -ì‧na

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin -īna.

SuffixEdit

-ina f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ine)

  1. inflectional suffix used to form diminutives of feminine nouns
    mano (hand) + ‎-ina → ‎manina (small hand)
    coperta (blanket) + ‎-ina → ‎copertina (cover)
  2. used to form the feminine of masculine nouns and given names
    eroe (hero) + ‎-ina → ‎eroina (heroine)
    Giuseppe + ‎-ina → ‎Giuseppina
  3. used to form collective numerals
    cinquanta (fifty) + ‎-ina → ‎cinquantina (a total of about fifty)
  4. used to derive nouns denoting a profession
    Croce Rossa (Red Cross) + ‎-ina → ‎crocerossina (Red Cross nurse)
  5. used to derive nouns denoting an ethnic or geographical origin
    Alessandria (Alessandria; Alexandria) + ‎-ina → ‎alessandrina (female native or inhabitant of Alessandria or Alexandria)
  6. used to derive adjectives denoting composition, color or other qualities

SuffixEdit

-ina f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

  1. feminine singular of -ino (suffix forming relational adjectives and demonyms)
    smeraldo (emerald) + ‎-ina → ‎smeraldina (emerald (relational; feminine singular); emerald green (feminine singular))

Etymology 2Edit

SuffixEdit

-ina f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ine)

  1. (chemistry) used to form names of chemical substances; -ine

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

LatinEdit

SuffixEdit

-īna

  1. inflection of -īnus:
    1. nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

MaoriEdit

SuffixEdit

-ina

  1. passive ending (used for words ending in 'a')

Derived termsEdit

Old PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

SuffixEdit

-ina

  1. forms feminine nouns of various meanings

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Polish: -ina

PolishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old Polish -ina, from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: i‧na

SuffixEdit

-ina f

  1. (obsolete) Appended to nouns or proper nouns, often surnames to form nouns meaning: wife of
    Synonym: -owa
  2. (obsolete) Appended to animals to mean meat of
  3. (obsolete) Appended to trees to form nouns meaning: forest of
  4. Forms feminine nouns of various meanings

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • -ina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -ina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

SuffixEdit

-ina f (noun-forming suffix, plural -inas)

  1. (chemistry) -ine, -in

Derived termsEdit

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

SuffixEdit

-ina (Cyrillic spelling -ина)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine nouns.
  2. Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of feminine nouns.
  3. Suffix appended to noun roots to form an augmentative (the resulting noun is always feminine) frequently with pejorative or negative connotation.

DeclensionEdit

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SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ina or -ína f

  1. added to adjectives to form an abstract noun

Derived termsEdit

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French -ine.

SuffixEdit

-ina f

  1. (chemistry) -ine
  2. (biochemistry) -in
  3. a diminutive suffix for feminine nouns or adjectives

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit