-inus

Latin

Alternative forms

• -ānus, -ēnus, -iānus, -ūnus

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *-īnos, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) and Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.nus/, [ˈiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nus/, [ˈiːnus]

Suffix

-īnus (feminine -īna, neuter -īnum); first/second-declension suffix

1. Of or pertaining to; -ine; Can indicate a relationship of position, possession, or origin.

Usage notes

The suffix -īnus is added to a noun base (especially a proper noun) to form an adjective.

Examples:

‎collis (“hill”) + ‎-īnus → ‎collīnus (“of a hill, growing on a hill”)

‎fungus (“mushroom, fungus”) + ‎-īnus → ‎fungīnus (“of a mushroom”)

‎Liguria (“Liguria”) + ‎-īnus → ‎Ligurīnus (“Ligurian”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-īnus	-īna	-īnum		-īnī	-īnae	-īna
genitive	-īnī	-īnae	-īnī		-īnōrum	-īnārum	-īnōrum
dative	-īnō	-īnae	-īnō		-īnīs
accusative	-īnum	-īnam	-īnum		-īnōs	-īnās	-īna
ablative	-īnō	-īnā	-īnō		-īnīs
vocative	-īne	-īna	-īnum		-īnī	-īnae	-īna

Synonyms

• -ēnsis, -icus

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -inus

Descendants

• Catalan: -í
• French: -in
• → English: -ine
• Italian: -ino
• Old Galician-Portuguese: ĩo
  • Galician: -iño
  • Portuguese: -inho
• Romanian: -in
• Sicilian: -inu
• Spanish: -ino
• → Galician: -ino
• → Portuguese: -ino