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I⋅na

  [ahy-nuh]
Use ina in a Sentence
–noun
a female given name.

-ina

1 
a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, esp. female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc.: Wilhelmina; sonatina. Compare -in 2 , -ine 2 .
Origin:
< L -īna, fem. of -īnus

-ina

2 
a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology: Euglenoidina; Nemertina.
Origin:
< NL, neut. pl. of L -īnus or Gk -inos; cf. -in 1 , -ine 1
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