-ine

¹ American  

1. a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,” “of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”.

   asinine; crystalline; equine; marine.

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-ine ² American  

1. a suffix, of no assignable meaning, appearing in nouns of Greek, Latin, or French origin.

   doctrine; famine; routine.

2. a noun suffix used particularly in chemical terms (bromine; chlorine ), and especially in names of basic substances (amine; aniline; caffeine; quinine; quinoline ).

3. a suffix of feminine nouns (heroine ), given names (Clementine ), and titles (landgravine ).

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-ine ¹ British  

suffix

1. indicating a halogen

   chlorine

2. indicating a nitrogenous organic compound, including amino acids, alkaloids, and certain other bases

   alanine

   nicotine

   purine

3. Also: -in.  indicating a chemical substance in certain nonsystematic names

   glycerine

4. indicating a mixture of hydrocarbons

   benzine

5. indicating a feminine form

   heroine

6. an obsolete equivalent of -yne

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-ine ² British  

suffix

1. of, relating to, or belonging to

   saturnine

2. consisting of or resembling

   crystalline

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Ine ³ British  

/ ˈɪnɪ, ˈɪnə /

noun

1. died after 726, king of Wessex (688–726)

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Etymology

Origin of -ine¹

< Latin -īnus, -inus < Greek -inos

Origin of -ine²

< French < Latin -ina, originally feminine of -inus; also representing Greek -inē, feminine noun suffix

Example Sentences

Mexico's national electoral authority INE last month resolved that all political parties must nominate at least five women to compete for the nine elections next year to head regional governments, including the capital Mexico City - part of a decades-long push for greater representation that has led to dramatic results in the socially conservative country.

From Reuters

Carla Humphrey, an INE commissioner who has helped lead the charge for equal representation, said the watershed dates back to gender parity recommendations enshrined in law in the 1990s.

From Reuters

Back in the Arnesen lab at UiB, Sylvia explored the molecular implications of her genetic findings with the help from PhD student Ine Kjosås and other lab members.

From Science Daily

For ine years, the farm has been infiltrating runoff from a 170-acre slope into a four-acre recharge basin.

From Scientific American

ShFE's INE launched a physically deliverable copper contract in 2020, an attempt to allow the domestic market to exert more influence over prices of the metal used in the power and construction industries.

From Reuters