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-ina

a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc..
Wilhelmina; sonatina.

-ina

a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology.
Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

Ina

[ahy-nuh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a female given name.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of -ina¹

< Latin -ī�Բ�, feminine of -ī�Գܲ�

Origin of -ina²

< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin -ī�Գܲ� or Greek -inos; -in ¹, -ine ¹

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That’s not to say we should stop eating radish bulbs — after all, they’re great in salads and sandwiches or raw, dipped in herb butter à la Ina Garten.

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Ina Garten’s Summer Garden Pasta is another prime example of the form.

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Ina separate report, the European Copenicus climate service said March 2025 was the second hottest on record, extending a spell of record or near record breaking temperatures.

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Stewart, Ina Garten, Joanna Gaines, Julia Child and many others passed along similar wisdom before her.

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Ina Garten, patron saint of home cooks, uses half-and-half.

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in-in a bad light

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