-ine

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Pronunciation

• (depending on the word taking the suffix) IPA: /-aɪn/, /-iːn/, /-ɪn~-ən/

Suffix

1. (chiefly non-productive) Of or pertaining to.

   asinine, marine, bovine, cervine

2. Used to form demonyms.

   Levantine, Byzantine, Argentine

3. (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.

   amine, aniline, caffeine, iodine

4. (non-productive) Used to form feminine nouns.

   hero + -ine → heroine

   speaker + -ine → speakerine

5. (non-productive) Used to form female given names or names of titles.

   Clement + -ine → Clementine

   landgrave + -ine → landgravine

6. Commercial materials

   glass + -ine → glassine

Related terms

• -in

Translations

• Italian: -ina
• Portuguese: -ina
• Spanish: -ina

Suffix

1. ngd Can be used to denote the plural form of a small number of English words:

   cow + -ine → kine

   sow + -ine → swine

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