-inas

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See also: inas

Latin[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-īnās

  1. accusative feminine plural of -īnus

Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Compare the suffixes Old Prussian -ins and Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ in the words awins (ram) and *ovьnъ (ram) respectively.

Suffix[edit]

-inas m stress pattern 3

  1. produces masculine nouns from feminines, usually signifying a male animal
    antis (duck) + ‎-inas → ‎antinas (drake)
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Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Presumably related to -inis. See for more.

Suffix[edit]

-inas m (feminine -inà) stress pattern 3

  1. forms adjectives from nouns with the meaning "characterised by" or "abundant with" the root word
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Category Lithuanian adjectives suffixed with -inas not found

Spanish[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-inas

  1. feminine plural of -ín