-ine

-ine
{{11}}-ine (1) suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, from Fr. -ine, fem. of -in, or directly from L. -inus "of, like."
{{12}}-ine (2) chemical suffix, sometimes -IN (Cf. -in), though modern use distinguishes them; early 19c., from Fr. -ine, from L. -ina, fem. form of suffix used to form adjectives from nouns. In French commonly used to form words for derived substances, hence its extended use in chemistry.

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  • -ine — Suffixe servant à désigner des substances isolées ou obtenues synthétiquement. ⇒ IN, INE, suff. I. in, ine, suff. formateur d adj. de relation A. [Le dér. signifie « qui appartient à »; il est à la fois adj. et subst. de l animé hum.] 1. [Le dér …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ine — may refer to one of the following:*Ine of Wessex, a king of Wessex (688 726) *Ine, Kyoto, a town in Japan *ine, the ISO 639 2 code of nonspecified Indo European languages * ine, a suffix used in chemistry. See also: INE …   Wikipedia

  • -ine — is a Latin suffix used to denote a similarities or equivalence to something else. Examples include bovine (relating to cows) and marine (relating to the sea). [cite web |url=http://www.wordquests.info/cgi/ice2… …   Wikipedia

  • -ine — (?; 104). 1. (Chem.) A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic, in their nature, i.e. contain a basic nitrogen group. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: All organic bases, and basic substances (especially nitrogenous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • INE — may refer to one of the following*Instituto Nacional de Estadística (statistics body in a number of hispanophone countries) *Instituto Nacional de Estatística (statistics body in Portugal) *Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (statistics body in a …   Wikipedia

  • ...ine — <aus bzw. über fr. ine, dies teilweise aus it. ina, ino bzw. aus lat. ina (gr. ínē> Endung weiblicher Substantive, z. B. Blondine, Faschine, Heroine, Maschine, Violine, Turbine …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Ine — Ine,   König von Wessex (688 726), ✝ Rom nach 726; ließ das westsächsische Recht in angelsächsischer Sprache kodifizieren. Seine lange Regierungszeit war geprägt durch die Auseinandersetzungen mit den benachbarten Reichen Kent, Mercia und Sussex… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • -ine — ► SUFFIX ▪ (forming adjectives) belonging to; resembling: canine. ORIGIN from French in, ine or Latin inus …   English terms dictionary

  • -ine — ine1 [īn, in, ēn, ən] [Fr in, ine < L inus, masc., ina, fem., inum, neut. < Gr inos: also directly < L for modern scientific words] suffix forming adjectives of, having the nature of, like [aquiline, crystalline] ine2 [in, ən] [Fr < L …   English World dictionary

  • Ine — Ine, so v.w. Ina …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • INE — es la sigla de varios organismos estatales: el Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia; el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile; el Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España; el Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Guatemala; el… …   Wikipedia Español

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