-ina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ina"

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 terms suffixed with -ina

Asturian

Suffix

-ina f

1. -y (forming diminutives of feminine nouns)

Related terms

• -ín

Catalan

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ina f

1. feminine singular of -í

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ina

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ina f

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

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ina

Further reading

• “-ina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “-ina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

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 terms suffixed with -ina

Further reading

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

Interlingua

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈina/

Suffix

-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 terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ina not found

References

• Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin -īna.

Suffix

-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

Suffix

-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 2

Suffix

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

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

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ina

See also

• -etta
• -uccia

Anagrams

• ain, ani

Latin

Suffix

-īna

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

Maori

Suffix

-ina

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

Derived terms

Maori terms suffixed with -ina

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Suffix

-ina

1. forms feminine nouns of various meanings

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ina

Descendants

• Polish: -ina

Polish

Alternative forms

• -yna

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.na/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: i‧na

Suffix

-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

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

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ina

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Suffix

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

1. (chemistry) -ine, -in

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ina

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

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ina

See also

• -arina
• -enina

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

Derived terms

Slovene terms suffixed with -ina

Spanish

Etymology

From French -ine.

Suffix

-ina f

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

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ina

Further reading

• “-ina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014