suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-tinus
-tinus (feminine -tina, neuter -tinum)
Meaning
- morphemesuffixderives temporal relational adjectives, chiefly from temporal adverbs
crās (“tomorrow”) + -tinus → crāstinus (“of tomorrow”)
hōrnō (“this year”) + -tinus → hōrnōtinus (“of this year”)
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *-tn̥nós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten-. Compare the suffix -tana in श्वस्तन (śvastana, “of tomorrow”), दिवातन (divātana, “daily”) and नूतन (nūtana, “current, present”).