-ίνα

See also: ίνα, ἵνα, and -ινα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -νος (-nos) +‎ -ία (-ía), with metathesis. The metathesis make a ν stem origin less likely.

Suffix

-ίνα • (-ína) f

  1. Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form.

Inflection

First declension of -ίνᾱ; -ίνᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ίνᾱ
-ínā 		-ίνᾱ
-ínā 		-ίναι
-ínai
Genitive -ίνᾱς
-ínās 		-ίναιν
-ínain 		-ινῶν
-inôn
Dative -ίνᾳ
-ínāi 		-ίναιν
-ínain 		-ίναις
-ínais
Accusative -ίνᾱν
-ínān 		-ίνᾱ
-ínā 		-ίνᾱς
-ínās
Vocative -ίνᾱ
-ínā 		-ίνᾱ
-ínā 		-ίναι
-ínai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek -ίνα (-ína)

Suffix

-ίνα • (-ína) f

  1. Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form.

Declension

Declension of -ínα
singular plural
nominative -ínα (-ína) -ínες (-ínes)
genitive -ínας (-ínas) -ínων (-ínon)
accusative -ínα (-ína) -ínες (-ínes)
vocative -ínα (-ína) -ínες (-ínes)

Derived terms

  • -ίνες (-ínes)
    Greek terms suffixed with -ίνα
    αγορίνα
    αλογίνα
    δημαρχίνα
    ελαφίνα
    ψιψίνα
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