-ina

¹

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

   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.

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

Example Sentences

You can absolutely make your own — I love this King Arthur recipe, if you’re feeling ambitious — but in the immortal words of Ina, store-bought really is fine here.

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Or Ina Garten’s lush, very-very-good update.

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There’s the famous Ina Garten line, of course: store-bought is fine.

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"The number of victims has reached about 50 people," Wasit province governor Mohammed al-Miyahi told Iraqi news agency INA.

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Videos on INA's news channel show flames ripping through several floors of a multi-storey building as firefighters try to douse them.

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