-īnus

-īnus lat.; ahd. -īn, mhd. -en, deu. -en, -ern

—Nwf.: lat. -ānus, -ēnus, -iānus, -ūnus; agr. -inos, uger. -īnaz.

Alternative Formen: -ānus, -ēnus, -iānus, -ūnus

From Proto-Italic *-īnos, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) and Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.

Aus uital. *-īnos, aus dem uig. *-iHnos. Verwandt mit agr. -ινος -inos und Proto-Germanisch *-īnaz.

Suffix

-īnus (feminine -īna, neuter -īnum); first/second-declension suffix

1. Of or pertaining to; -ine; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.

Usage notes

The suffix -īnus is added to a noun base (especially a proper noun) to form an adjective.

Examples:

‎collis (“hill”) + ‎-īnus → ‎collīnus (“of a hill, growing on a hill”)

‎fungus (“mushroom, fungus”) + ‎-īnus → ‎fungīnus (“of a mushroom”)

‎Liguria (“Liguria”) + ‎-īnus → ‎Ligurīnus (“Ligurian”)

Declension / Pronunciation

First/second-declension adjective.
Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-īnus	-īna	-īnum		-īnī	-īnae	-īna
Genitive	-īnī	-īnae	-īnī		-īnōrum	-īnārum	-īnōrum
Dative	-īnō		-īnō		-īnīs
Accusative	-īnum	-īnam	-īnum		-īnōs	-īnās	-īna
Ablative	-īnō	-īnā	-īnō		-īnīs
Vocative	-īne	-īna	-īnum		-īnī	-īnae	-īna
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.nus/, [ˈiːnʊs̠](modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.nus/, [ˈiːnus]

Synonyms

• -ēnsis, -icus