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-ina

-ina

See also: ina, Ina, INA, iṇa, -ína, and -iņa

Translingual

Suffix

-ina

  1. (taxonomy) Used to form names of subtribes of animals

Derived terms

  • See Category:Translingual words suffixed with -ina

Asturian

Suffix

-ina f

  1. -y (forming diminutives of feminine nouns)

Related terms


Italian

Suffix

-ina

  1. feminine singular of -ino
  2. feminine equivalent of -ino
  3. (chemistry) -ine

Derived terms

  • See Category:Italian words suffixed with -ina

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

Polish

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ina f

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

Declension

Synonyms

  • -owa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Suffix

-ina (Cyrillic spelling -ина)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting salary, tax or fee.
  2. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an object or food.
  3. Suffix appended to noun roots to form an augmentative (the resulting noun is always feminine) frequently with pejorative connotation .

Declension

See also


Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Suffix

-ina

  1. The abstract feminine nominalizing suffix.

Usage notes

  • The suffix -ina is added to adjectives to form a feminine abstract noun.

Spanish

Suffix

-ina f

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