retsina
See also: Retsina
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek ρετσίνα (retsína), from ρετσίνι (retsíni, “resin”), from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “pine resin”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɛtˈsiːnə/
Noun
retsina (countable and uncountable, plural retsinas)
- A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
- 1977, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics and music), “Home at Last”, in Aja, performed by Steely Dan:
- She serves the smooth retsina / She keeps me safe and warm / It's just the calm before the storm
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Translations
Greek wine
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Anagrams
- Reitans, Stanier, anestri, antsier, atrines, erastin, in tears, nastier, rainest, ratinés, resiant, restain, retains, retinas, rinsate, stainer, starnie, stearin, tin ears, transie
Finnish
Etymology
From Greek ρετσίνα (retsína).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈretsinɑ/, [ˈre̞ts̠inɑ]
- Rhymes: -etsinɑ
- Syllabification(key): ret‧si‧na
Noun
retsina
- retsina
Declension
| Inflection of retsina (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | retsina | retsinat | |
| genitive | retsinan | retsinoiden retsinoitten retsinojen | |
| partitive | retsinaa | retsinoita retsinoja | |
| illative | retsinaan | retsinoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | retsina | retsinat | |
| accusative | nom. | retsina | retsinat |
| gen. | retsinan | ||
| genitive | retsinan | retsinoiden retsinoitten retsinojen retsinainrare | |
| partitive | retsinaa | retsinoita retsinoja | |
| inessive | retsinassa | retsinoissa | |
| elative | retsinasta | retsinoista | |
| illative | retsinaan | retsinoihin | |
| adessive | retsinalla | retsinoilla | |
| ablative | retsinalta | retsinoilta | |
| allative | retsinalle | retsinoille | |
| essive | retsinana | retsinoina | |
| translative | retsinaksi | retsinoiksi | |
| instructive | — | retsinoin | |
| abessive | retsinatta | retsinoitta | |
| comitative | — | retsinoineen | |
| Possessive forms of retsina (type katiska) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | retsinani | retsinamme |
| 2nd person | retsinasi | retsinanne |
| 3rd person | retsinansa | |
Anagrams
- Santeri, arestin, ratisen
French
Etymology
From Greek ρετσίνα (retsína).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁet.si.na/, /ʁɛt.si.na/
Audio (file)
Noun
retsina m (plural retsinas)
- retsina
Further reading
- “retsina”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- arétins, entrais, inertas, insérât, rentais, résinât, riantes, sentira, sériant, tarsien, traines, trainés, traînes, traînés, transie, tsarien, tsarine
Spanish
Noun
retsina f (plural retsinas)
- retsina