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Meaning of -ina | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of -í
    feminine, form-of, morpheme, singular
  2. forms diminutives
    feminine, morpheme
  3. -ine (used to form names of chemical substances)
    feminine, morpheme
  4. forms names of plants, animals, tools, and other nouns related to a base noun or verb
    feminine, morpheme

Equivalents

Български -ин
Dansk -in
Deutsch -in
English -ine
Español -ina
Français -ine
Galego -iña
Bahasa Indonesia -ina
Italiano -ina
Kurdî -în
Português -ina

Examples

“joc m (“game”) + -ina → joguina f (“toy”)”
“mantell m (“cloak”) + -ina → mantellina f (“mantilla”)”
“taronja (“orange”) + -ina → taronjina (“orange blossom”)”
“sang (“blood”) + -ina → sanguina (“blood orange”)”
“moltó (“wether (castrated ram)”) + -ina → moltonina (“sheepskin”)”
“escopir (“to spit”) + -ina → escopina (“spit, saliva”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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