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-ina

1
  1. a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc.: Compare -in 2, -ine 2.

    Wilhelmina; sonatina.



-ina

2
  1. a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology:

    Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

Ina

3

[ ahy-nuh ]

noun

  1. a female given name.
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Word History and Origins

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
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Example Sentences

To celebrate the release of Garten’s 13th cookbook this week, “Go-To Dinners,” the Blade sat down with Pheifer to talk all things Ina.

A French green bean salad with warm goat cheese reminds Ina Garten of having lunch in Paris.

The next day, Caro and his wife, Ina, packed their bags, drove to the airport, and bought two tickets to Paris.

Once the book was done, he promised Ina, they would finally take the trip to France they had desired for so long.

Caro came home to Roslyn one afternoon from a day of research, and Ina told him she had sold the house.

Ina drove me in, I got out of the car, and [the boxes] just reached up to my chin.

So there was pillage and raiding across the Parrett, and at last Ina had sent messages to Gerent concerning it.

We could wait at Norton until the time of sailing came, if we might not cross at once, and thence I should go back to Ina.

Presently there would be Saxon lords over the manors as Ina found men to hold them, but there would be no change beyond that.

Owen passed to Exeter at the time we came home, for he would see his uncle before he went to speak with Ina.

On me dit qu'il devait cette voix trange une balle qui l'avait perc de part en part la batailled'Ina.

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