-ína

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ina"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin -īna and its derived forms in other European languages, such as Danish -ine, present in many borrowed names and subsequently used independently to form new Icelandic names.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːna/
    Rhymes: -iːna

Suffix

-ína

  1. Forms female given names, usually from male given names, e.g. Gíslína from Gísli, Sæmundína from Sæmundur, but sometimes from other names, e.g. Mýrdalína from Mýrdalur, a place name.
  2. (humorous) Forms nouns descriptive of women, e.g. óléttína (“pregnant woman”) from óléttur (“pregnant”).

Declension
declension of -ína
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -ína -ínan -ínur -ínurnar
accusative -ínu -ínuna -ínur -ínurnar
dative -ínu -ínunni -ínum -ínunum
genitive -ínu -ínunnar -ína -ínanna
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