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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ine

/-aɪ̯n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
-ine
IPA
/-aɪ̯n/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Of or pertaining to.

suffix

Used to form demonyms.

suffix

Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.

suffix

used to form vernacular nouns and adjectives relating to hominoid genera

suffix

Commercial materials.

suffix

Used to form feminine nouns.

suffix

Used to form female given names or names of titles.

suffix

Found in the plural forms of a small number of English words. Not productive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine From Middle English -in, -ine, from Old French -in, -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. More at -en § Etymology 4.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -in, -īnus, *-iHnos, -ine, -īna

Phrases

-in

Frequently Paired Words

-in

Synonyms

-a -ess -ette -ina -ress she- -trix

Antonyms

he-

Questions

How do you pronounce -ine?
The recorded pronunciation is /-aɪ̯n/.
What does -ine mean?
Of or pertaining to.
Where does -ine come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -ine

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