-ina

Suffix

-ina

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

Suffix

-ina f

1. -y (forming diminutives of feminine nouns)

Suffix

-ina f

1. noun forming suffix

   pustý + ‎-ina → ‎pustina

   list + ‎-ina → ‎listina

   kráva + ‎-ina → ‎kravina

Further reading

• Substantiva tvořená příponou -ina, Naše řeč (1938)

Etymology

From Latin -īna.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ina f (plural -ine)

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

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

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

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

Alternative forms

• -yna

Suffix

-ina f

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

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 .

See also

• -arina
• -enina

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Suffix

-ina

1. The abstract feminine nominalizing suffix.

Suffix

-ina f

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