-tinus

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Compare the suffix -tana in श्वस्तन (śvastana, “of tomorrow”), दिवातन (divātana, “daily”) and नूतन (nūtana, “current, present”).

Suffix

-tinus (feminine -tina, neuter -tinum); first/second-declension suffix

1. Creates adjectives from temporal adverbs.

   crās (“tomorrow”) → crāstinus (“of tomorrow”)

   hōrnō (“this year”) → hōrnōtinus (“of this year”)

   diū (“for a long time”) → diūtinus (“long-lasting”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-tinus	-tina	-tinum		-tinī	-tinae	-tina
Genitive	-tinī	-tinae	-tinī		-tinōrum	-tinārum	-tinōrum
Dative	-tinō		-tinō		-tinīs
Accusative	-tinum	-tinam	-tinum		-tinōs	-tinās	-tina
Ablative	-tinō	-tinā	-tinō		-tinīs
Vocative	-tine	-tina	-tinum		-tinī	-tinae	-tina

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -tinus