-ина

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

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-ина (-ina)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun.
    ѕид m (dzid) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎ѕидина f (dzidina)
    без (bez, without) + ‎ветер m (veter, wind) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎безветрина f (bezvetrina, windlessness)
    густ (gust, thick, dense) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎густина f (gustina, density)

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

Pronunciation

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  • -ина: IPA(key): [ʲɪnə]
  • -и́на: IPA(key): [ˈʲinə]

Suffix

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-ина or -и́на (-ina or -ína)

  1. suffix appended to nouns to form concrete nouns having the quality of the original noun
    верх (verx, top, upper part) + ‎-и́на (-ína) → ‎верши́на (veršína, peak, summit)
  2. -age; suffix appended to verbs to form a noun denoting a result
    проби́ть (probítʹ, to break through, to pierce) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎пробо́ина (probóina, hole, breach)
  3. suffix appended to mass nouns to form a noun denoting an individual item
    горо́х (goróx, peas, pease) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎горо́шина (goróšina, a pea)
    же́мчуг (žémčug, pearl (as a material), pearls) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎жемчу́жина (žemčúžina, a pearl)
  4. suffix appended to nouns or adjectives to form a noun denoting a kind of meat
    бара́н (barán, ram, sheep) + ‎-ина (-ina) → ‎бара́нина (baránina, mutton, lamb)
    свинья́ (svinʹjá, pig, hog) + ‎-и́на (-ína) → ‎свини́на (svinína, pork)
  5. suffix forming an augmentative, usually informal
    дом (dom, house) + ‎-и́на (-ína) → ‎доми́на (domína, huge house)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

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-ина́ (-iná)

  1. -ness, -th; suffix appended to adjectives to form a (usually abstract) noun denoting a state or quality
    глубо́кий (glubókij, deep) + ‎-ина́ (-iná) → ‎глубина́ (glubiná, depth)
    то́лстый (tólstyj, thick, fat) + ‎-ина́ (-iná) → ‎толщина́ (tolščiná, thickness)
    це́лый (célyj, whole, intact) + ‎-ина́ (-iná) → ‎целина́ (celiná, virgin land, unbroken expanse)
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina.

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-ина (Latin spelling -ina)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting salary, tax or fee.
  2. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an object or kind of meat
  3. Suffix appended to noun roots to form an augmentative (the resulting noun is always feminine) frequently with pejorative connotation .

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