English

Suffix

-ine

1. (chiefly non-productive) Of or pertaining to.

   asinine, marine, bovine, cervine

2. (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogens.

   amine, aniline, caffeine, iodine

3. (non-productive) Used to form feminine nouns.

   heroine, speakerine

4. (non-productive) Used to form female given names or names of titles.

   Clementine, landgravine

5. commercial material

   glassine

Derived terms

Related terms

• -in

Etymology 2

Variant of -en.

Suffix

-ine

1. Plural: cow -> kine; sow -> swine;

References

• “-ine” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “-ine” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

French

Etymology

-in +‎ -e

Suffix

-ine

1. feminine singular of -in
2. feminine equivalent of -in

Latin

Suffix

-īne

1. vocative masculine singular of -īnus