3 years ago

What does the suffix -ine mean in the word heroine?

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The suffix -ine in the word heroine refers to a female person. A hero is a main protagonist, or a brave man, but if you want to use a word for a woman to denote the same thing, you would add the suffix -ine to mark that this is a female gender. Hope this helps! :)

gulaghasi [49]3 years ago

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Answer: female

Explanation: heroine is a hero that’s a girl. Without the ine, it would only be a hero

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