-inus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *-īnos, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) and Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-īnus (feminine -īna, neuter -īnum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Of or pertaining to; -ine; Can indicate a relationship of position, possession, or origin.

Usage notes

The suffix -īnus is added to a noun base (especially a proper noun) to form an adjective.

Examples:
collis (hill) + -īnuscollīnus (of a hill, growing on a hill)
fungus (mushroom, fungus) + -īnusfungīnus (of a mushroom)
Liguria (Liguria) + -īnusLigurīnus (Ligurian)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -īnus -īna -īnum -īnī -īnae -īna
Genitive -īnī -īnae -īnī -īnōrum -īnārum -īnōrum
Dative -īnō -īnō -īnīs
Accusative -īnum -īnam -īnum -īnōs -īnās -īna
Ablative -īnō -īnā -īnō -īnīs
Vocative -īne -īna -īnum -īnī -īnae -īna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -inus

Descendants

  • Catalan:
  • French: -in
  • English: -ine
  • Italian: -ino
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: ĩo
  • Romanian: -in
  • Sicilian: -inu
  • Spanish: -ino
  • Galician: -ino
  • Portuguese: -ino
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