Definitions for -ine
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
-ine
an adjective-forming suffix meaning “of, pertaining to, or characteristic of,”“of the nature of,”“made of”:
Alpine; crystalline; equine; marine.
Category: Affix
Origin of -ine:
< L -īnus; in some cases (< L -inus ) < Gk -inos
-ine
a noun suffix used in the names of many organic compounds, esp. basic substances (amine; caffeine), and several elements (bromine; chlorine).
Category: Affix
Ref: Compare -in 1 5 2 .
Origin of -ine:
< F; orig. identical with -ine3
-ine
a noun-forming suffix found in a diverse group of words primarily of Latin and Romance origin, including abstract nouns (
doctrine; famine; rapine
concubine; inquiline
fascine
figurine; tambourine
brilliantine; gabardine; glassine; saltine
Category: Affix
Origin of -ine:
(< F -in, -ine ) < L -īnus (agentive), -īna place, thing, or abstraction
-ine
a suffix of distinctively feminine nouns (
chorine; heroine
Josephine; Pauline
margravine
Category: Affix
Origin of -ine:
< F -ine < L -īna < Gk -īnē
Wiktionary
-ine(Suffix)
of or pertaining to, like: asinine; marine.
Origin: From -ine, from -ine, from -inus, from ινος. More at -en.
Webster Dictionary
-ine(u)
a suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic, and alkaloidal in their nature
-ine(u)
a suffix, used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series; as, hexine, heptine, etc
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