LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · femininefirst declension

-īna

-īna f (genitive -īnae)
Classical[ˈiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.na]

Meaning

  1. morphemeUsed to form nouns describing places where a certain activity is carried out, or abstract nouns naming activities
    opifex (“worker, craftsman, artisan”) + -īna → officīna (“workshop, workroom”)
    coquus (“cook”) + -īna → coquīna (“kitchen; cookery”)
  2. morphemeUsed to form nouns or names denoting female beings
    gallus (“rooster, cock”) + -īna → gallīna (“hen”)
    cloāca (“sewer”) + -īna → Cloācīna (“goddess of the Cloaca Maxima”)

Origins

Feminine nominalization of -īnus (“of or pertaining to”). For the nouns naming locations, perhaps compare the feminine gender of taberna (“shop, store”). Nouns in -īna with abstract senses, such as medicīna f (“practice of medicine”), can be interpreted as adjectives in agreement with a noun ars f (“art”) that is omitted by ellipsis.

Quick answers

What does -īna mean in Latin?
-īna, a suffix, means “Used to form nouns describing places where a certain activity is carried out, or abstract nouns naming activities; Used to form nouns or names denoting female beings”.
How do you pronounce -īna?
In classical Latin, [ˈiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.na].