-ina1
Word Origin
1
a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc.:
Wilhelmina; sonatina.
Compare -in2, -ine2.
Origin
< Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus
-ina2
1
a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology:
Euglenoidina; Nemertina.
Origin
< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin -īnus or Greek -inos; cf. -in1, -ine1
Related Words
- -ine
- globigerina
- spirulina
- acarine
- barracudina
- capeline
-ina
suffix
1.
- denoting feminine names and titles表示女名, 表示“女…（称号）”：
-
tsarina.
2.
- denoting names of musical instruments表示乐器名：
-
concertina.
3.
- denoting names of plant and animal groups表示一类植物、动物名称：
-
globigerina.
词源
from Italian， Spanish， or Latin.
-ina
fem. suffix in titles and names, from Latin -ina.
1
ORIGIN: Repr. Latin fem. suffix found in regina queen, extended in Italian or Spanish , and thence in English .
2
ORIGIN: Repr. Latin neut. pl. of adjectives in -inus : see -ine 1
-i·na
I.\ˈīnə, ˈēnə\ noun suffix
(plural -ina)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine singular and neuter plural of -inus (with long ī) -ine (I)
: one or ones related to, resembling, or characterized by — in taxonomic names in biology
< Acarina >
< Clathrina >
< Fistulina >
II.\ˈēnə sometimes ˈīnə\ noun suffix
also -ine\|ēn sometimes |īn\
(-s)
Etymology: probably from Italian -ina (diminutive suffix), from Latin -ina (with long ī), feminine of -inus (with long ī) -ine (I)
1. : musical instrument
< concertina >
< seraphine >
2. : musical device
< aeoline >
I.
< Acarina >
< Clathrina >
< Fistulina >
II.
also -ine
1.
< concertina >
< seraphine >
2.
< aeoline >