-ina

-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

• See Category:Translingual words suffixed with -ina

-ina f

1. -y (forming diminutives of feminine nouns)

• -ín

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪna]
• Rhymes: -ɪna

-ina f

1. noun forming suffix

   ‎pustý + ‎-ina → ‎pustina

   ‎list + ‎-ina → ‎listina

   ‎kráva + ‎-ina → ‎kravina

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

From Latin -īna.

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

-ina f (plural -ine)

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

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

   ‎coperta (“blanket”) + ‎-ina → ‎copertina (“cover”)

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

-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

• -yna

-ina f

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

• -owa

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

-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.

• -arina
• -enina

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

-ina

1. The abstract feminine nominalizing suffix.

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

-ina f

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