-ina

¹ American  

1. a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc..

   Wilhelmina; sonatina.

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-ina ² American  

1. a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology.

   Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

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Ina ³ American  

[ahy-nuh] / ˈaɪ nə /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Etymology

Origin of -ina¹

< Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus

Origin of -ina²

< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin -īnus or Greek -inos; -in ¹, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

A team led by Ina Bergheim from the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Vienna has shown for the first time that monocytes, a group of important immune cells found in the bloodstream, react more intensely to bacterial toxins after people consume fructose -- and this reaction is harmful rather than protective.

From Science Daily

"The concentration of receptors for such toxins in the body increased, which means that the inflammatory response increased," explains study leader Ina Bergheim from the University of Vienna.

From Science Daily

So much of the last 30 years of food media and culture — beginning with the 1993 debut of Food Network — has been about getting people back into the kitchen and teaching through the work of restaurant chefs, like Emeril Lagasse and Bobby Flay or grand dames of home cooking, like Ina Garten and Martha Stewart.

From Salon

Such moments abounded in the company’s revival of John Dexter’s long-running production, staged on this occasion by Sarah Ina Meyers.

From New York Times

“There was no Ina Garten as competition back then,” she said.

From New York Times