ῥητινίτης

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ῥητίνη (rhētínē, pine resin) +‎ -ίτης (-ítēs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῥητῑνῑ́της (rhētīnī́tēsm (genitive ῥητῑνῑ́του); first declension

  1. having the taste of resin
    ῥητινίτης οἶνοςrhētinítēs oînosresinated wine, retsina
    • c. 70 CE, Pedanius Dioscorides, “Book V”, in De materia medica, section 43:
      Ὁ δὲ ῥητινίτης οἶνος καὶ κατὰ τὰ ἔθνη σκευάζεται
      Ho dè rhētinítēs oînos kaì katà tà éthnē skeuázetai
      this resinated wine is produced by many nations

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