-inus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === -ānus, -ēnus, -iānus, -ūnus -ānos, -ēnos, -īnos === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Italic *-īnos, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) and Proto-Germanic *-īnaz. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.nus] ==== Suffix ==== -īnus (feminine -īna, neuter -īnum); first/second-declension suffix Of or pertaining to; -ine; Can indicate a relationship of position, possession, or origin. ===== Usage notes ===== The suffix -īnus is added to a noun base (especially a proper noun) to form an adjective. Examples: ‎collis (“hill”) + ‎-īnus → ‎collīnus (“of a hill, growing on a hill”) ‎fungus (“mushroom, fungus”) + ‎-īnus → ‎fungīnus (“of a mushroom”) ‎Liguria (“Liguria”) + ‎-īnus → ‎Ligurīnus (“Ligurian”) ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. ===== Synonyms ===== -ēnsis, -icus ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === In most cases, a borrowing from Ancient Greek -ῐνος (-ĭnos), as in cannabinus (“hempen; of hemp”) from κᾰννᾰ́βῐνος (kănnắbĭnos) and prasinus (“leek-green”) from πράσῐνος (prásĭnos). In addition, traces of an inherited suffix -ĭnus can be found in some native Latin words, e.g. frāxinus (“ash tree; of ash wood”), although the inherited version seems to have become unproductive before the historical Latin period (and apparently was changed to -nus by syncope in a number of contexts). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.nus] ==== Suffix ==== -inus (feminine -ina, neuter -inum); first/second-declension suffix alternative form of -īnus (found especially in adjectives denoting colors or ones derived from the names of plants, spices, perfumes, minerals, or exotic cloths). ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. === References ===