-ινα

See also: ίνα, ἵνα, and -ίνα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Ancient Greek -νος (-nos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.
Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă)
Ancient Greek -ινα

    From -νος (-nos) +‎ -ῐᾰ (-ĭă), with metathesis.

    Suffix

    -ῐνᾰ • (-ĭnă) f (genitive -ῐνᾱς); first declension

    1. Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form.

    Declension

    First declension of -ῐνᾰ; -ῐνᾱς (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -ῐνᾰ
    -ĭnă     		-ῐνᾱ
    -ĭnā     		-ῐναι
    -ĭnai
    Genitive -ῐνᾱς
    -ĭnās     		-ῐναιν
    -ĭnain     		-ῐνῶν
    -ĭnôn
    Dative -ῐνᾳ
    -ĭnāi     		-ῐναιν
    -ĭnain     		-ῐναις
    -ĭnais
    Accusative -ῐνᾰν
    -ĭnăn     		-ῐνᾱ
    -ĭnā     		-ῐνᾱς
    -ĭnās
    Vocative -ῐνᾰ
    -ĭnă     		-ῐνᾱ
    -ĭnā     		-ῐναι
    -ĭnai
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ινα
    δέσποινα

    Greek

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Inherited from Ancient Greek -ινα (-ina).

    Suffix

    -ινα • (-ina) f

    1. Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form.

    Derived terms

    • Category:Greek terms suffixed with -ινα
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