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Ina

1 American  
[ahy-nuh] / ˈaɪ nə /

noun

  1. a female given name.

-ina 2 American  

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

    Wilhelmina; sonatina.
-ina 3 American  

  1. a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology.

    Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

Etymology

Origin of -ina2

< Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus

Origin of -ina3

< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin -īnus or Greek -inos; -in 1, -ine 1

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