LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixfirst/second-declension suffix

-īnus

-īnus (feminine -īna, neuter -īnum)
Classical[iː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.nus]

Meaning

  1. morphemesuffixof or pertaining to; -ine; derives relational adjectives indicating a relationship of position, possession, or origin
    Near-synonyms: -eus, -icus, -us

Origins

From Proto-Italic *-īnos, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) and Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.

Descendants
  • Catalan-í
  • French-in
  • English-ine
  • Italian-ino
  • Portuguese-inhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese ĩo
  • Romanian-in
  • Spanish-ino
  • Portuguese-ino
  • Asturian-ínfrom Old Leonese -ino
  • Mirandese-inofrom Old Leonese -ino

Quick answers

What does -īnus mean in Latin?
-īnus, a suffix, means “of or pertaining to; -ine; derives relational adjectives indicating a relationship of position, possession, or origin”.
How do you pronounce -īnus?
In classical Latin, [iː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.nus].