Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ina

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: -i-na
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form feminine nouns.

suffix

Used to form names of musical instruments.

Example Sentences

"Here are the male spider and the female spider (which shall be named “spiderina” in this article), both of the species of the garden spider. The former is only two-thirds of the size of Miss Spiderina."
"I HAVE PROBABLY INVENTED THE PROFESSION OF LAWYERINA"
"Gobta and his attackers turned around to find a goblina staring them down—a fighter, judging by her muddy red hair. […] Hobgoblins of either gender were high-level creatures capable of language, far more intelligent than their goblin relatives."

Etymology

From Italian -ina and its etymon Classical Latin -īna. In some instances perhaps also partly via Spanish -ina. Doublet of -ine.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -ina, -īna

Synonyms

-ine

Questions

What does -ina mean?: Used to form feminine nouns.
Where does -ina come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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