| 释义 |
▪ I. -ina, suffix1
a Latin feminine suffix found in reg-īna queen, extended in It. or Sp., and thence in Eng. use, to form feminine titles, as tsar-ina (for Russ. tsaritsa), and female Christian names, as Alexandr-ina, Angel-ina, Christ-ina, Clement-ina, Georg-ina, Thomas-ina, Wilhelm-ina, etc. (Cf. -ine4.) It occurs also as a formative of some other words, as in concertina, seraphina, etc., names of musical instruments.
▪ II. -ina, suffix2
in words which are the neuter pl. of L. adjs. in -īnus, and in mod.L. words formed after them, used (in agreement with animālia animals, understood) to form names of groups of animals related to some typical genus, as Bombycina (genus Bombyx), etc. |
