-ина

See also: -иња and Appendix:Variations of "ina"

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈina]

Suffix

-ина • (-ina)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun.
    ѕид m (dzid) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎ѕидина f (dzidina)
    без (bez, without) + ‎ветер m (veter, wind) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎безветрина f (bezvetrina, windlessness)
    густ (gust, thick, dense) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎густина f (gustina, density)

Derived terms

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Pronunciation

  • -ина: IPA(key): [ʲɪnə]
  • -и́на: IPA(key): [ˈʲinə]

Suffix

-ина or -и́на • (-ina or -ína)

  1. suffix appended to nouns to form concrete nouns having the quality of the original noun
    верх (verx, top, upper part) + ‎-и́на (-ína) → ‎верши́на (veršína, peak, summit)
  2. -age; suffix appended to verbs to form a noun denoting a result
    проби́ть (probítʹ, to break through, to pierce) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎пробо́ина (probóina, hole, breach)
  3. suffix appended to mass nouns to form a noun denoting an individual item
    горо́х (goróx, peas, pease) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎горо́шина (goróšina, a pea)
    же́мчуг (žémčug, pearl (as a material), pearls) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎жемчу́жина (žemčúžina, a pearl)
  4. suffix appended to nouns or adjectives to form a noun denoting a kind of meat
    бара́н (barán, ram, sheep) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎бара́нина (baránina, mutton, lamb)
    свинья́ (svinʹjá, pig, hog) + ‎-и́на (-ína) → ‎свини́на (svinína, pork)
  5. suffix forming an augmentative, usually informal
    дом (dom, house) + ‎-и́на (-ína) → ‎доми́на (domína, huge house)
Usage notes
  • This suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization of final velar consonants.
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲɪˈna]

Suffix

-ина́ • (-iná)

  1. -ness, -th; suffix appended to adjectives to form a (usually abstract) noun denoting a state or quality
    глубо́кий (glubókij, deep) + ‎-ина́ (-iná) → ‎глубина́ (glubiná, depth)
    то́лстый (tólstyj, thick, fat) + ‎-ина́ (-iná) → ‎толщина́ (tolščiná, thickness)
    це́лый (célyj, whole, intact) + ‎-ина́ (-iná) → ‎целина́ (celiná, virgin land, unbroken expanse)
Usage notes
  • This suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization of final velar consonants.
Declension
Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Suffix

-ина (Latin spelling -ina)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting salary, tax or fee.
  2. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an object or kind of meat
  3. Suffix appended to noun roots to form an augmentative (the resulting noun is always feminine) frequently with pejorative connotation .

Declension

Declension of -ина
singular plural
nominative -ина -ине
genitive -ине -ина
dative -ини -инама
accusative -ину -ине
vocative -ино -ине
locative -ини -инама
instrumental -ином -инама

Derived terms

See also

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -їна (-jina, used for stem-endings in -й)

Etymology 1

  • Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

    Pronunciation 1

    • -ина: IPA(key): [ enɐ]
    • -и́на: IPA(key): [ ˈɪnɐ]
    Suffix

    -ина or -и́на • (-yna or -ýnaf

    1. suffix appended to nouns to form concrete nouns having the quality of the original noun
      верх (verx, top, upper part) + ‎-и́на (-ýna) → ‎верши́на (veršýna, peak, summit)
    2. -age; suffix appended to verbs to form a noun denoting a result
      проби́ти (probýty, to break through, to pierce) + ‎-ина (-yna) → ‎пробоїна (probojina, hole, breach)
    3. suffix appended to mass nouns to form a noun denoting an individual item
      пе́рли (pérly, pearl (as a material), pearls) + ‎-ина (-yna) → ‎перли́на (perlýna, a pearl)
    4. suffix appended to nouns or adjectives to form a noun denoting a kind of meat
      бара́н (barán, ram, sheep) + ‎-ина (-yna) → ‎бара́нина (barányna, mutton, lamb)
    5. Forms names of geographical locations:
      Country or state names:
      Німеччина (Nimeččyna, Germany)
    6. suffix forming an augmentative, usually informal
      бігання (bihannja, running) + ‎-и́на (-ýna) → ‎бігани́на (bihanýna, huge running)
    Usage notes
    • This suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization of final velar consonants.
    Declension
    Declension of -́и́на
    (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
    singular plural
    nominative -́и́на
    -́ýna
    -́и́ни
    -́ýny
    genitive -́и́ни
    -́ýny
    -́и́н
    -́ýn
    dative -́и́ні
    -́ýni
    -́и́нам
    -́ýnam
    accusative -́и́ну
    -́ýnu
    -́и́ни
    -́ýny
    instrumental -́и́ною
    -́ýnoju
    -́и́нами
    -́ýnamy
    locative -́и́ні
    -́ýni
    -́и́нах
    -́ýnax
    vocative -́и́но
    -́ýno
    -́и́ни
    -́ýny

    Pronunciation 2

    • IPA(key): [ eˈna]
    Suffix

    -ина́ • (-ynáf

    1. -ness, -th; suffix appended to adjectives to form a (usually abstract) noun denoting a state or quality
      глибо́кий (hlybókyj, deep) + ‎-ина́ (-yná) → ‎глибина́ (hlybyná, depth)
      то́встий (tóvstyj, thick, fat) + ‎-ина́ (-yná) → ‎товщина́ (tovščyná, thickness)
      цілий (cilyj, whole, intact) + ‎-ина́ (-yná) → ‎цілина́ (cilyná, virgin land, unbroken expanse)
    Usage notes
    • This suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization of final velar consonants.
    Declension
    Declension of -ина́
    (inan hard fem-form accent-d)
    singular plural
    nominative -ина́
    -yná
    -и́ни
    -ýny
    genitive -ини́
    -yný
    -и́н
    -ýn
    dative -ині́
    -yní
    -и́нам
    -ýnam
    accusative -ину́
    -ynú
    -и́ни
    -ýny
    instrumental -ино́ю
    -ynóju
    -и́нами
    -ýnamy
    locative -ині́
    -yní
    -и́нах
    -ýnax
    vocative -и́но
    -ýno
    -и́ни
    -ýny
    Derived terms
    Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ина

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Suffix

    -ина́ • (-yná) (variant -їна)

    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of -иний / -ин (-ynyj)

    References