-aine

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛn/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin -āna. ==== Suffix ==== -aine f (noun-forming suffix, plural -aines, masculine -ain) female equivalent of -ain (noun) (demonym) ‎Améric(ain) (“an American (male or of unspecified gender)”) + ‎-aine → ‎Américaine (“a female American”) ==== Suffix ==== -aine f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix) feminine singular of -ain (adjective) (demonym) ‎améric(ain) (“American (masculine)”) + ‎-aine → ‎américaine (“American (feminine)”) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin -ēna. ==== Suffix ==== -aine f (noun-forming suffix, plural -aines) indicates approximation, suffixed to a number ‎vingt (“twenty”) + ‎-aine → ‎vingtaine (“about twenty”) ‎dix (“ten”) + ‎-aine → ‎dizaine (“about ten”) ‎douze (“twelve”) + ‎-aine → ‎douzaine (“about twelve, a dozen”) ===== Derived terms =====