succinite
English
Noun
succinite (countable and uncountable, plural succinites)
- (mineralogy) Baltic amber
- A garnet of an amber colour.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Succinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “succinite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin succinum (“amber”, variant of sūcinum) + -ite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sut.t͡ʃiˈni.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: suc‧ci‧nì‧te
Noun
succinite f (uncountable)
- Synonym of ambra (“amber”)
- (mineralogy) succinite (amber-coloured/colored garnet)
- Hypernym: grossularia
- Coordinate terms: essonite, granato bianco
Further reading
- succinite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Verb
succinite
- second-person plural present active imperative of succinō