-inis

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See also: inis, Inis, in- -is, and iniş

Latin

Suffix

-īnīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -īnus

Lithuanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Latvian -ains, Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ). Compare -inas.

Suffix

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-ìnis m (feminine -ìnė) or

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-inis m (feminine -inė)

  1. forms adjectives with the meaning "of", "made from" or "pertaining to" the original noun
  2. forms adjectives with the meaning "similar to" the original noun

Declension

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