-ina

a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc.: Compare -in ², -ine ².
Wilhelmina; sonatina.

-ina

a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology:
Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

Ina

[ ahy-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a female given name.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ina¹

< Latin -ī�Բ�, feminine of -ī�Գܲ�

Origin of -ina²

< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin -ī�Գܲ� or Greek -inos; -in ¹, -ine ¹

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Example Sentences

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Ina separate report, the European Copenicus climate service said March 2025 was the second hottest on record, extending a spell of record or near record breaking temperatures.

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Stewart, Ina Garten, Joanna Gaines, Julia Child and many others passed along similar wisdom before her.

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Ina Garten, patron saint of home cooks, uses half-and-half.

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“It's not ever one thing right that causes either an epidemic or causes things to slow down,” said Dr. Ina Park, a professor of Family Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Ina Garten shared some kind words — and a boozy beverage — to celebrate Hoda Kotb’s decades-long stint on TODAY.

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in-in a bad light

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