-ina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ina"

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Translingual

Suffix

-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

Derived terms

• See Category:Translingual words suffixed with -ina

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Asturian

Suffix

-ina f

1. -y (forming diminutives of feminine nouns)

Related terms

• -ín

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪna]
• Rhymes: -ɪna

Suffix

-ina f

1. noun forming suffix

   ‎pustý + ‎-ina → ‎pustina

   ‎list + ‎-ina → ‎listina

   ‎kráva + ‎-ina → ‎kravina

Derived terms

► Czech words suffixed with -ina

Further reading

• Substantiva tvořená příponou -ina, Naše řeč (1938)
• -ina in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin -īna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.na/, [ˈiːn̺ä]
• Hyphenation: -ì‧na

Suffix

-ina f (plural -ine)

1. Alterative suffix used to form diminutives of feminine nouns.

   ‎mano (“hand”) + ‎-ina → ‎manina (“small hand”)

   ‎coperta (“blanket”) + ‎-ina → ‎copertina (“cover”)

2. Derivational suffix used to form adjectives or nouns, specifically:
   1. Used to form the feminine of masculine nouns and given names.

      ‎eroe (“hero”) + ‎-ina → ‎eroina (“heroine”)

      ‎Giuseppe + ‎-ina → ‎Giuseppina

   2. Used to form collective numerals.

      ‎cinquanta (“fifty”) + ‎-ina → ‎cinquantina (“a total of about fifty”)

   3. Used to derive nouns denoting a profession.

      ‎Croce Rossa (“Red Cross”) + ‎-ina → ‎crocerossina (“Red Cross nurse”)

   4. Used to derive adjectives and nouns denoting an ethnic or geografical origin.

      ‎Alessandria (“Alessandria”; “Alexandria”) + ‎-ina → ‎alessandrina

   5. Used to derive adjectives denoting composition, color or other qualities.

      ‎smeraldo (“emerald”) + ‎-ina → ‎smeraldina (“emerald (attributive)”; “emerald green”)

3. (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances; -ine

Derived terms

► Italian words suffixed with -ina

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Latin

Suffix

-īna

1. nominative feminine singular of -īnus
2. nominative neuter plural of -īnus
3. accusative neuter plural of -īnus
4. vocative feminine singular of -īnus
5. vocative neuter plural of -īnus

1. ablative feminine singular of -īnus

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Polish

Alternative forms

• -yna

Suffix

-ina f

1. (obsolete) Appended to nouns or proper nouns (often surnames) to form nouns meaning: wife of

Declension

declension of -ina

	singular	plural
nominative	-ina	-iny
genitive	-iny	-in
dative	-inie	-inom
accusative	-inę	-iny
instrumental	-iną	-inami
locative	-inie	-inach
vocative	-ino	-iny

Synonyms

• -owa

Derived terms

► Polish words suffixed with -ina

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Suffix

-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.

Declension

Declension of -ina

	singular	plural
nominative	-ina	-ine
genitive	-ine	-ina
dative	-ini	-inama
accusative	-inu	-ine
vocative	-ino	-ine
locative	-ini	-inama
instrumental	-inom	-inama

See also

• -arina
• -enina

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ina/, /-ìːna/

Suffix

-ina or -ína f

1. added to adjectives to form an abstract noun

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Spanish

Suffix

-ina f

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