-ίνα

See also: 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.

Derived terms
  • Category:Greek terms suffixed with -ίνα
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