Morpheme
-ine
Type
suffix
Denotation
diminutive suffix (plural of Italian -ina)
Etymology
Italian -ine, from -ina; Latin -īna
Evidence
linguine
Notes
pronounced final <e>
See Also
-in(e) [-ine, -in], -inus, -inum, -ina, -ino, -ini, -ina, -inae, -itin, -itino, -inea, -ineae, -idine