Ina

¹ American  

[ahy-nuh] / ˈaɪ nə /

noun

1. a female given name.

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-ina ² 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 ³ American  

1. a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology.

   Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

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Etymology

Origin of -ina²

< Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus

Origin of -ina³

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

Example Sentences

Ina Garten claims the same, slightly zhushing up her eggs with half-and-half, goat cheese and chopped chives.

From Salon

If you’ve upgraded the yogurt and the fruit and you’re feeling satisfied, by all means — as Ina says, store-bought is fine.

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The Food Network’s programming schedule should be populated with the pacifying voices of Ina, Martha, Nigella, even Mario Batali.

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The last bastion of your former self, Ina Garten, might ask, “How bad can that be?”

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"There are lots of very talented artists in the city, but they don't know how to read music because they learnt on the job," said Michel Lutangamo, a professor and conductor at the INA.

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