-ine

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See also: ine, Ine, iné, and ìne

English

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Pronunciation

  • (depending on the word taking the suffix) IPA(key): /-aɪn/, /-iːn/, /-ɪn~-ən/

Etymology 1

From Middle English -in, -ine, from Old French -in, -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. More at -en.

Suffix

-ine

  1. (chiefly non-productive) Of or pertaining to.
    asinine, marine, bovine, cervine
  2. Used to form demonyms.
    Levantine, Byzantine, Argentine, Florentine
  3. (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.
    amine, aniline, caffeine, iodine
  4. Commercial materials.
    glass + ‎-ine → ‎glassine
Usage notes

While multiple pronunciations are given above for this suffix, they are not freely interchangeable; instead, each word taking the suffix often only takes one or two of the suffix's possible pronunciations. For example, feminine is almost always pronounced with /-ɪn/, while marine is almost always pronounced with /-iːn/. However, more technical terms (such as iodine, which can take any of the suffix's three possible pronunciations) may not have an established pronunciation, though in feminine names (Maxine) and chemical use (theobromine), the pronunciation /-iːn/ is the most frequent, while in other technical formations (bovine) /-aɪn/ is common.

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Translations

Etymology 2

From French -ine, feminine of -in; Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus.[1]

Suffix

-ine

  1. (non-productive) Used to form feminine nouns.
    hero + ‎-ine → ‎heroine
    speaker + ‎-ine → ‎speakerine
  2. (non-productive) Used to form female given names or names of titles.
    Clement + ‎-ine → ‎Clementine
    landgrave + ‎-ine → ‎landgravine
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Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Variant of -en.

Suffix

-ine

  1. Found in the plural forms of a small number of English words. Not productive.
    cow + ‎-ine → ‎kine
    sow + ‎-ine → ‎swine

References

  1. ^ -ine, suffix4”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From the same source as -ne (noun-forming suffix) (seen in murene, etc.), with contamination from -in (instrumental suffix) in both form and meaning.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ine

  1. Forms diminutive forms of nouns, particularly for objects or tools.

Declension

Inflection of -ine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative -ine -ineet
genitive -ineen -ineiden
-ineitten
partitive -inetta -ineita
illative -ineeseen -ineisiin
-ineihin
singular plural
nominative -ine -ineet
accusative nom. -ine -ineet
gen. -ineen
genitive -ineen -ineiden
-ineitten
partitive -inetta -ineita
inessive -ineessa -ineissa
elative -ineesta -ineista
illative -ineeseen -ineisiin
-ineihin
adessive -ineella -ineilla
ablative -ineelta -ineilta
allative -ineelle -ineille
essive -ineena -ineina
translative -ineeksi -ineiksi
abessive -ineetta -ineitta
instructive -inein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of -ine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineeni -ineeni
accusative nom. -ineeni -ineeni
gen. -ineeni
genitive -ineeni -ineideni
-ineitteni
partitive -inettani -ineitani
inessive -ineessani -ineissani
elative -ineestani -ineistani
illative -ineeseeni -ineisiini
-ineihini
adessive -ineellani -ineillani
ablative -ineeltani -ineiltani
allative -ineelleni -ineilleni
essive -ineenani -ineinani
translative -ineekseni -ineikseni
abessive -ineettani -ineittani
instructive
comitative -ineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineesi -ineesi
accusative nom. -ineesi -ineesi
gen. -ineesi
genitive -ineesi -ineidesi
-ineittesi
partitive -inettasi -ineitasi
inessive -ineessasi -ineissasi
elative -ineestasi -ineistasi
illative -ineeseesi -ineisiisi
-ineihisi
adessive -ineellasi -ineillasi
ablative -ineeltasi -ineiltasi
allative -ineellesi -ineillesi
essive -ineenasi -ineinasi
translative -ineeksesi -ineiksesi
abessive -ineettasi -ineittasi
instructive
comitative -ineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineemme -ineemme
accusative nom. -ineemme -ineemme
gen. -ineemme
genitive -ineemme -ineidemme
-ineittemme
partitive -inettamme -ineitamme
inessive -ineessamme -ineissamme
elative -ineestamme -ineistamme
illative -ineeseemme -ineisiimme
-ineihimme
adessive -ineellamme -ineillamme
ablative -ineeltamme -ineiltamme
allative -ineellemme -ineillemme
essive -ineenamme -ineinamme
translative -ineeksemme -ineiksemme
abessive -ineettamme -ineittamme
instructive
comitative -ineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineenne -ineenne
accusative nom. -ineenne -ineenne
gen. -ineenne
genitive -ineenne -ineidenne
-ineittenne
partitive -inettanne -ineitanne
inessive -ineessanne -ineissanne
elative -ineestanne -ineistanne
illative -ineeseenne -ineisiinne
-ineihinne
adessive -ineellanne -ineillanne
ablative -ineeltanne -ineiltanne
allative -ineellenne -ineillenne
essive -ineenanne -ineinanne
translative -ineeksenne -ineiksenne
abessive -ineettanne -ineittanne
instructive
comitative -ineinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineensa -ineensa
accusative nom. -ineensa -ineensa
gen. -ineensa
genitive -ineensa -ineidensa
-ineittensa
partitive -inettaan
-inettansa
-ineitaan
-ineitansa
inessive -ineessaan
-ineessansa
-ineissaan
-ineissansa
elative -ineestaan
-ineestansa
-ineistaan
-ineistansa
illative -ineeseensa -ineisiinsa
-ineihinsa
adessive -ineellaan
-ineellansa
-ineillaan
-ineillansa
ablative -ineeltaan
-ineeltansa
-ineiltaan
-ineiltansa
allative -ineelleen
-ineellensa
-ineilleen
-ineillensa
essive -ineenaan
-ineenansa
-ineinaan
-ineinansa
translative -ineekseen
-ineeksensa
-ineikseen
-ineiksensa
abessive -ineettaan
-ineettansa
-ineittaan
-ineittansa
instructive
comitative -ineineen
-ineinensa
Inflection of -ine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative -ine -ineet
genitive -ineen -ineiden
-ineitten
partitive -inettä -ineitä
illative -ineeseen -ineisiin
-ineihin
singular plural
nominative -ine -ineet
accusative nom. -ine -ineet
gen. -ineen
genitive -ineen -ineiden
-ineitten
partitive -inettä -ineitä
inessive -ineessä -ineissä
elative -ineestä -ineistä
illative -ineeseen -ineisiin
-ineihin
adessive -ineellä -ineillä
ablative -ineeltä -ineiltä
allative -ineelle -ineille
essive -ineenä -ineinä
translative -ineeksi -ineiksi
abessive -ineettä -ineittä
instructive -inein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of -ine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineeni -ineeni
accusative nom. -ineeni -ineeni
gen. -ineeni
genitive -ineeni -ineideni
-ineitteni
partitive -inettäni -ineitäni
inessive -ineessäni -ineissäni
elative -ineestäni -ineistäni
illative -ineeseeni -ineisiini
-ineihini
adessive -ineelläni -ineilläni
ablative -ineeltäni -ineiltäni
allative -ineelleni -ineilleni
essive -ineenäni -ineinäni
translative -ineekseni -ineikseni
abessive -ineettäni -ineittäni
instructive
comitative -ineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineesi -ineesi
accusative nom. -ineesi -ineesi
gen. -ineesi
genitive -ineesi -ineidesi
-ineittesi
partitive -inettäsi -ineitäsi
inessive -ineessäsi -ineissäsi
elative -ineestäsi -ineistäsi
illative -ineeseesi -ineisiisi
-ineihisi
adessive -ineelläsi -ineilläsi
ablative -ineeltäsi -ineiltäsi
allative -ineellesi -ineillesi
essive -ineenäsi -ineinäsi
translative -ineeksesi -ineiksesi
abessive -ineettäsi -ineittäsi
instructive
comitative -ineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineemme -ineemme
accusative nom. -ineemme -ineemme
gen. -ineemme
genitive -ineemme -ineidemme
-ineittemme
partitive -inettämme -ineitämme
inessive -ineessämme -ineissämme
elative -ineestämme -ineistämme
illative -ineeseemme -ineisiimme
-ineihimme
adessive -ineellämme -ineillämme
ablative -ineeltämme -ineiltämme
allative -ineellemme -ineillemme
essive -ineenämme -ineinämme
translative -ineeksemme -ineiksemme
abessive -ineettämme -ineittämme
instructive
comitative -ineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineenne -ineenne
accusative nom. -ineenne -ineenne
gen. -ineenne
genitive -ineenne -ineidenne
-ineittenne
partitive -inettänne -ineitänne
inessive -ineessänne -ineissänne
elative -ineestänne -ineistänne
illative -ineeseenne -ineisiinne
-ineihinne
adessive -ineellänne -ineillänne
ablative -ineeltänne -ineiltänne
allative -ineellenne -ineillenne
essive -ineenänne -ineinänne
translative -ineeksenne -ineiksenne
abessive -ineettänne -ineittänne
instructive
comitative -ineinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -ineensä -ineensä
accusative nom. -ineensä -ineensä
gen. -ineensä
genitive -ineensä -ineidensä
-ineittensä
partitive -inettään
-inettänsä
-ineitään
-ineitänsä
inessive -ineessään
-ineessänsä
-ineissään
-ineissänsä
elative -ineestään
-ineestänsä
-ineistään
-ineistänsä
illative -ineeseensä -ineisiinsä
-ineihinsä
adessive -ineellään
-ineellänsä
-ineillään
-ineillänsä
ablative -ineeltään
-ineeltänsä
-ineiltään
-ineiltänsä
allative -ineelleen
-ineellensä
-ineilleen
-ineillensä
essive -ineenään
-ineenänsä
-ineinään
-ineinänsä
translative -ineekseen
-ineeksensä
-ineikseen
-ineiksensä
abessive -ineettään
-ineettänsä
-ineittään
-ineittänsä
instructive
comitative -ineineen
-ineinensä

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Etymology

    From -in m +‎ -e f.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

    -ine f (plural -ines)

    1. -ine; forms chemical substances
      café m (coffee) + ‎-ine → ‎caféine f (caffeine)
    2. forms diminutives
      escalope f (escalope (cut of meat)) + ‎-ine → ‎escalopine f (small escalope)
      feutre m (felt (material)) + ‎-ine → ‎feutrine f (lightweight felt)
    3. female equivalent of -in; forms female agent nouns
      pèler(in) m (pilgrim) + ‎-ine → ‎pèlerine f (female pilgrim)
      assass(in) m (assassin) + ‎-ine → ‎assassine f (female assassin)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    German

    Suffix

    -ine

    1. (nonstandard) Used to form feminine nouns.
      Azubi + ‎-ine → ‎Azubine
      Dackel (dachshund) + ‎-ine → ‎Dackeline

    Irish

    Suffix

    -ine f

    1. genitive of -in

    Italian

    Suffix

    -ine f pl

    1. plural of -ina

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Suffix

    -īne

    1. vocative masculine singular of -īnus

    Lithuanian

    Pronunciation

    Note that a preceding consonant will be palatalised.

    Suffix

    -ine

    1. instrumental singular feminine of -inis (of + noun)

    Suffix

    -inè

    1. instrumental singular feminine of -ìnis (of + noun)

    Livvi

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finnic *-inën. Cognates include Ingrian -in and Finnish -nen.

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ine

    1. Used to form diminutive nouns; -ie

    Declension

    This suffix needs an inflection-table template.

    Derived terms