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-ινος
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-ινός -ῖνος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
grc -ῖνος -ῐνός
Etymology
grc adjectives :inh ine-pro:*-iHnos<id:adjectives of materials>
From grc ine-pro *-iHnos. Cognate with la -īnus and gem-pro *-īnaz.
Pronunciation
ῐνος
Suffix
-ῐνος -ῐ́νη -ῐνον
added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
grc with long grc ῑ Forms adjectives of place: -ine
grc Βυζαντῖνος Byzantine
Declension
-ῐνος -ῐνη
Derived terms
grc
See also
grc -ηνός
References
858, 844