-ína

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ina"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin -īna and its derived forms in other European languages, such as Danish -ine, present in many borrowed names and subsequently used independently to form new Icelandic names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːna/

  Rhymes: -iːna

Suffix

-ína

1. Forms female given names, usually from male given names, e.g. Gíslína from Gísli, Sæmundína from Sæmundur, but sometimes from other names, e.g. Mýrdalína from Mýrdalur, a place name.
2. (humorous) Forms nouns descriptive of women, e.g. óléttína (“pregnant woman”) from óléttur (“pregnant”).