-ина

See also: -иња

Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Pronunciation

  • -ина: IPA(key): [ʲɪnə]
  • -и́на: IPA(key): [ˈʲinə]

Suffix

-ина or -и́на (-ina or -ína)

  1. suffix appended to nouns to form concrete nouns having the quality of the original noun
    верх (verx, top, upper part) + -и́на (-ína)верши́на (veršína, peak, summit)
  2. -age; suffix appended to verbs to form a noun denoting a result
    проби́ть (probítʹ, to break through, to pierce) + -ина (-ina)пробо́ина (probóina, hole, breach)
  3. suffix appended to mass nouns to form a noun denoting an individual item
    горо́х (goróx, peas, pease) + -ина (-ina)горо́шина (goróšina, a pea)
    же́мчуг (žémčug, pearl (as a material), pearls) + -ина (-ina)жемчу́жина (žemčúžina, a pearl)
  4. suffix appended to nouns or adjectives to form a noun denoting a kind of meat
    бара́н (barán, ram, sheep) + -ина (-ina)бара́нина (baránina, mutton, lamb)
    свинья́ (svinʹjá, pig, hog) + -и́на (-ína)свини́на (svinína, pork)
  5. suffix forming an augmentative, usually informal
    дом (dom, house) + -и́на (-ína)доми́на (domína, huge house)
Usage notes
  • This suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization of final velar consonants.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲɪˈna]

Suffix

-ина́ (-iná)

  1. -ness, -th; suffix appended to adjectives to form a (usually abstract) noun denoting a state or quality
    глубо́кий (glubókij, deep) + -ина́ (-iná)глубина́ (glubiná, depth)
    то́лстый (tólstyj, thick, fat) + -ина́ (-iná)толщина́ (tolščiná, thickness)
    це́лый (célyj, whole, intact) + -ина́ (-iná)целина́ (celiná, virgin land, unbroken expanse)
Usage notes
  • This suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization of final velar consonants.
Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Suffix

-ина (Latin spelling -ina)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting salary, tax or fee.
  2. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an object or kind of meat
  3. Suffix appended to noun roots to form an augmentative (the resulting noun is always feminine) frequently with pejorative connotation .

Declension

See also

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