-ine

Etymology 1
From, , from , , from , from. More at -en.

Suffix

 * 1)  Of or pertaining to.
 * asinine, marine, bovine, cervine
 * Levantine, Byzantine, Argentine, Florentine
 * amine, aniline, caffeine, iodine
 * amine, aniline, caffeine, iodine
 * amine, aniline, caffeine, iodine

Usage notes
While multiple pronunciations are given above for this suffix, they are not freely interchangeable; instead, each word taking the suffix often only takes one or two of the suffix's possible pronunciations. For example, is almost always pronounced with, while  is almost always pronounced with. However, more technical terms (such as, which can take any of the suffix's three possible pronunciations) may not have an established pronunciation, though in feminine names and chemical use , the pronunciation  is the most frequent, while in other technical formations   is common.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Indonesian: -ina
 * Italian:
 * Malay: -ina
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Etymology 2
From, feminine of ; , feminine of.

Etymology 3
Variant of.

Etymology
From the same source as (seen in, etc.), with contamination from  in both form and meaning.

Etymology
From.

Pronunciation


Note that a preceding consonant will be palatalised.

Etymology
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1) ; -ie