-ine

-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 -ina, suffix of fem. abstract nouns] suffix

forming abstract nouns [discipline, doctrine]

-ine³ [ēn, in, īn, ən]

[arbitrary use of L -inus, masc., -ina, fem., n. & adj. ending] suffix forming nouns

1. a chemical of any of certain groups, as

a) a halogen [iodine]

b) an alkaloid or a nitrogenous base [morphine]

c) any of certain hydrides [stibine]

d) an amino acid [alanine]

2. any of certain commercial products [Vaseline]: Cf. -IN¹