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-inas

-inas

See also: inas

Latin

Suffix

-īnās

  1. accusative feminine plural of -īnus

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

Compare the suffixes Old Prussian -ins and Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ in the words awins (ram) and *ovьnъ (ram) respectively.

Suffix

-inas m stress pattern 3

  1. produces masculine nouns from feminines, usually signifying a male animal

Declension

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Presumably related to -inis. See for more.

Suffix

-inas m (feminine -inà) stress pattern 3

  1. forms adjectives from nouns with the meaning "characterised by" or "abundant with" the root word

Declension

Derived terms

Category Lithuanian adjectives suffixed with -inas not found