retsina

See also: Retsina and retsiną

English

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retsina

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ρετσίνα (retsína), from Byzantine Greek ῥετσίνα (rhetsína), from Italian resina (“resin”). Doublet of resin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɛtˈsiːnə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

retsina (countable and uncountable, plural retsinas)

1. A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
   • 1977, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, “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

Derived terms

• retsina wine

Translations

Greek wine

Finnish: retsina (fi) German: Retsina (de) m Greek: ρετσίνα (el) f (retsína) Ancient: ῥητινίτης οἶνος m (rhētinítēs oînos) Latin: rēsīnātum n Polish: retsina (pl) f Russian: реци́на f (recína) Spanish: retsina f

Anagrams

• transie, stearin, stainer, anestri, retinas, tin ears, antsier, Stanier, rinsate, Reitans, erastin, atrines, starnie, nastier, resiant, retains, ratinés, restain, rainest, in tears, Stainer

Finnish

Etymology

From Greek ρετσίνα (retsína).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈretsinɑ/, [ˈre̞ts̠inɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -etsinɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ret‧si‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): ret‧si‧na

Noun

retsina

1. 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 retsinain rare
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
abessive		retsinatta	retsinoitta
instructive		—	retsinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of retsina (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative retsinani retsinani accusative nom. retsinani retsinani gen. retsinani genitive retsinani retsinoideni retsinoitteni retsinojeni retsinaini rare partitive retsinaani retsinoitani retsinojani inessive retsinassani retsinoissani elative retsinastani retsinoistani illative retsinaani retsinoihini adessive retsinallani retsinoillani ablative retsinaltani retsinoiltani allative retsinalleni retsinoilleni essive retsinanani retsinoinani translative retsinakseni retsinoikseni abessive retsinattani retsinoittani instructive — — comitative — retsinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative retsinasi retsinasi accusative nom. retsinasi retsinasi gen. retsinasi genitive retsinasi retsinoidesi retsinoittesi retsinojesi retsinaisi rare partitive retsinaasi retsinoitasi retsinojasi inessive retsinassasi retsinoissasi elative retsinastasi retsinoistasi illative retsinaasi retsinoihisi adessive retsinallasi retsinoillasi ablative retsinaltasi retsinoiltasi allative retsinallesi retsinoillesi essive retsinanasi retsinoinasi translative retsinaksesi retsinoiksesi abessive retsinattasi retsinoittasi instructive — — comitative — retsinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative retsinamme retsinamme accusative nom. retsinamme retsinamme gen. retsinamme genitive retsinamme retsinoidemme retsinoittemme retsinojemme retsinaimme rare partitive retsinaamme retsinoitamme retsinojamme inessive retsinassamme retsinoissamme elative retsinastamme retsinoistamme illative retsinaamme retsinoihimme adessive retsinallamme retsinoillamme ablative retsinaltamme retsinoiltamme allative retsinallemme retsinoillemme essive retsinanamme retsinoinamme translative retsinaksemme retsinoiksemme abessive retsinattamme retsinoittamme instructive — — comitative — retsinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative retsinanne retsinanne accusative nom. retsinanne retsinanne gen. retsinanne genitive retsinanne retsinoidenne retsinoittenne retsinojenne retsinainne rare partitive retsinaanne retsinoitanne retsinojanne inessive retsinassanne retsinoissanne elative retsinastanne retsinoistanne illative retsinaanne retsinoihinne adessive retsinallanne retsinoillanne ablative retsinaltanne retsinoiltanne allative retsinallenne retsinoillenne essive retsinananne retsinoinanne translative retsinaksenne retsinoiksenne abessive retsinattanne retsinoittanne instructive — — comitative — retsinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative retsinansa retsinansa accusative nom. retsinansa retsinansa gen. retsinansa genitive retsinansa retsinoidensa retsinoittensa retsinojensa retsinainsa rare partitive retsinaansa retsinoitaan retsinojaan retsinoitansa retsinojansa inessive retsinassaan retsinassansa retsinoissaan retsinoissansa elative retsinastaan retsinastansa retsinoistaan retsinoistansa illative retsinaansa retsinoihinsa adessive retsinallaan retsinallansa retsinoillaan retsinoillansa ablative retsinaltaan retsinaltansa retsinoiltaan retsinoiltansa allative retsinalleen retsinallensa retsinoilleen retsinoillensa essive retsinanaan retsinanansa retsinoinaan retsinoinansa translative retsinakseen retsinaksensa retsinoikseen retsinoiksensa abessive retsinattaan retsinattansa retsinoittaan retsinoittansa instructive — — comitative — retsinoineen retsinoinensa

Further reading

• “retsina”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Santeri, arestin, ratisen

French

Etymology

From Greek ρετσίνα (retsína).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁet.si.na/ ~ /ʁɛt.si.na/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Noun

retsina m (plural retsinas)

1. 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

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

retsina

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ρετσίνα (retsína).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈtsi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: re‧tsi‧na

Noun

retsina f

1. retsina, retsina wine (Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years)

Declension

Declension of retsina

	singular	plural
nominative	retsina	retsiny
genitive	retsiny	retsin
dative	retsinie	retsinom
accusative	retsinę	retsiny
instrumental	retsiną	retsinami
locative	retsinie	retsinach
vocative	retsino	retsiny

Further reading

• retsina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

retsina f (plural retsinas)

1. retsina