-ina

Morpheme

-ina

Type

suffix

Denotation

feminine suffix, diminutive suffix, taxonomic suffix

Etymology

(1) Italian -ina; Latin -īna, from -īnus; (2) Latin -īna, from -īnus

Evidence

Argentina, ballerina, concertina, domina, Josephina, Nautilina, Passerina, Regina, Rosina, Samuelina, sonatina, Spirulina, vampirina, Valentina, Wilhelmina

See Also

-in(e) [-ine, -in], -inus, -inum, -ino, -ine, -ini, -itino

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