"-ains" meaning in Latvian

See -ains in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: equivalent -aina [feminine]
Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Lithuanian -inas and Proto-Slavic *-inъ. Etymology templates: {{cog|ine-bsl-pro|*-īˀnas}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnas, {{der|lv|ine-pro|*-iHnos}} Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos, {{cog|lt|-inas}} Lithuanian -inas, {{cog|sla-pro|*-inъ}} Proto-Slavic *-inъ Head templates: {{head|lv|suffix|feminine equivalent|-aina}} -ains (feminine equivalent -aina)
  1. Added to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives with the meaning "having" or "characterized by" the original noun (like English -y). Tags: morpheme Related terms: -aina, -īns

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "2": "*-īˀnas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-iHnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "-inas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian -inas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*-inъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-inъ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Lithuanian -inas and\nProto-Slavic *-inъ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equivalent -aina",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "feminine equivalent",
        "4": "-aina"
      },
      "expansion": "-ains (feminine equivalent -aina)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives with the meaning \"having\" or \"characterized by\" the original noun (like English -y)."
      ],
      "id": "en--ains-lv-suffix-YNh2dR96",
      "links": [
        [
          "-y",
          "-y#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-aina"
        },
        {
          "word": "-īns"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ains"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "2": "*-īˀnas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-iHnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "-inas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian -inas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*-inъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-inъ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Lithuanian -inas and\nProto-Slavic *-inъ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equivalent -aina",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "feminine equivalent",
        "4": "-aina"
      },
      "expansion": "-ains (feminine equivalent -aina)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-aina"
    },
    {
      "word": "-īns"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latvian lemmas",
        "Latvian suffixes",
        "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives with the meaning \"having\" or \"characterized by\" the original noun (like English -y)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-y",
          "-y#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ains"
}

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