-ина

See also: -иња

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

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ина

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
Russian terms suffixed with -ина

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
Russian terms suffixed with -ина

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

See also

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