-iinae

Morpheme

-iinae

Type

suffix

Denotation

taxonomic suffix for naming animal subfamilies and subtribes of plants, algae, fungi, and viruses corresponding to -ium, -ia, -ius, -ion, and -ias nouns

Etymology

suffixal construction from -ium, -ia, -ius, -ion, -ias + -inae

Evidence

Acontiinae, Aegypiinae, Agrimoniinae, Anthiinae, Aphodiinae, Arctiinae, Balviinae, Baroniinae, Bletiinae, Bodotriinae, Carolliinae, Caviinae, Chalcosiinae, Cheloniinae, Citheroniinae, Crambiinae, Cranchiinae, Cyclidiinae, Discoclymeniinae, Dismorphiinae, Disteniinae, Donaciinae, Euphoniinae, Fabriciinae, Formiciinae, Galaxiinae, Galidiinae, Galleriinae, Gattendorfiinae, Gobiatheriinae, Gomphotheriinae, Halitheriinae, Herminiinae, Hyperoliinae, Indricotheriinae, Ithomiinae, Laeliinae, Lamiinae, Larentiinae, Leithiinae, Lithosiinae, Loricariinae, Loriinae, Macromphaliinae, Megathymiinae, Microniinae, Myrmeciinae, Myrmeciinae, Odostomiinae, Omaliinae, Oncidiinae, Orbiniinae, Ortheziinae, Orthocladiinae, Parnassiinae, Peristediinae, Phytalmiinae, Pitheciinae, Plusiinae, Poritiinae, Procaviinae, Protoariciinae, Rhynchotheriinae, Rossiinae, Saghathiinae, Saturniinae, Schoenbiinae, Sylviinae, Taoniinae, Telmatobiinae, Tettigoniinae, Tiberiinae, Trichiinae, Uintatheriinae, Uraniinae, Vandelliinae

See Also

-ium, -ia, -ius, -ion, -ias, -inae