Morpheme
-ina
Type
suffix
Denotation
feminine suffix, diminutive suffix, taxonomic suffix (Latin plural -inae, Italian plural -ine)
Etymology
(1) Italian and Spanish -ina; Latin -īna, from -īnus; (2) Latin -īna, from -īnus
Evidence
Argentina, ballerina, cortina, concertina, domina, Josephina, Lucina, madrina, marina, Nautilina, Passerina, Regina, Rosina, Samuelina, sonatina, Spirulina, vampirina, Valentina, Wilhelmina
See Also
-in(e) [-ine, -in], -inus, -inum, -ina, -ino, -inae, -ine, -ini, -itin, -itino, -inea, -ineae, -idine
