-inae

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === -inæ (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin -īnae, feminine plural form of -īnus (“-ine”). === Suffix === -inae f pl (taxonomy) Used to form names of subfamilies of animals. (taxonomy) Used to form names of subtribes of plants, algae and fungi and viruses. ==== Usage notes ==== All derivations featuring this suffix are pluralia tantum, but were formally understood as adjectives modifying the Latin feminine plural nouns bestiae (“beasts”) or plantae; e.g. Felinae (“cats”) = bestiae felinae (“feline beasts”). With the understanding that, for example, members of Fungi, Archaea, and Virus are neither beasts nor plants, the historical fiction has little contemporary relevance. ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Suffix === -īnae inflection of -īnus: nominative/vocative feminine plural genitive/dative feminine singular