-ινος

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See also: -ινός and -ῖνος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Latin -īnus and Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.

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Suffix

-ῐνος (-inosm (feminine -ῐ́νη, neuter -ῐνον); first/second declension

  1. Added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
  2. (with long ) Forms adjectives of place: -ine

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