-inus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Italic *-īnos, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) and Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.nus]
Suffix
[edit]-īnus (feminine -īna, neuter -īnum); first/second-declension suffix
- Of or pertaining to; -ine; Can indicate a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Usage notes
[edit]The suffix -īnus is added to a noun base (especially a proper noun) to form an adjective.
- Examples:
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -īnus | -īna | -īnum | -īnī | -īnae | -īna | |
| genitive | -īnī | -īnae | -īnī | -īnōrum | -īnārum | -īnōrum | |
| dative | -īnō | -īnae | -īnō | -īnīs | |||
| accusative | -īnum | -īnam | -īnum | -īnōs | -īnās | -īna | |
| ablative | -īnō | -īnā | -īnō | -īnīs | |||
| vocative | -īne | -īna | -īnum | -īnī | -īnae | -īna | |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]In most cases, a borrowing from Ancient Greek -ῐνος (-ĭnos), as in cannabinus (“hempen; of hemp”) from κᾰννᾰ́βῐνος (kănnắbĭnos) and prasinus (“leek-green”) from πράσῐνος (prásĭnos).
In addition, traces of an inherited suffix -ĭnus can be found in some native Latin words, e.g. frāxinus (“ash tree; of ash wood”), although the inherited version seems to have become unproductive before the historical Latin period (and apparently was changed to -nus by syncope in a number of contexts).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.nus]
Suffix
[edit]-inus (feminine -ina, neuter -inum); first/second-declension suffix
- alternative form of -īnus (found especially in adjectives denoting colors or ones derived from the names of plants, spices, perfumes, minerals, or exotic cloths).[1]
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -inus | -ina | -inum | -inī | -inae | -ina | |
| genitive | -inī | -inae | -inī | -inōrum | -inārum | -inōrum | |
| dative | -inō | -inae | -inō | -inīs | |||
| accusative | -inum | -inam | -inum | -inōs | -inās | -ina | |
| ablative | -inō | -inā | -inō | -inīs | |||
| vocative | -ine | -ina | -inum | -inī | -inae | -ina | |
References
[edit]- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin suffixes
- Latin adjective-forming suffixes
- Latin first and second declension suffixes
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek