noun · masculinefirst declension
abrotonītēs
abrotonītēs m (genitive abrotonītae)
Classical[ab.rɔ.tɔˈniː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ab.ro.toˈniː.tes]
Meaning
- wine prepared with southernwood
Vinum absinthiten, et hyssopiten, et abrotoniten, et thymiten, et marathriten, et glechoniten sic condire oportet.
It is thus proper to spice wine with wormwood, hyssop, southern-wood, thyme, fennel, and pennyroal4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 12.35
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abrotonītēs | abrotonītae |
| genitive | abrotonītae | abrotonītārum |
| dative | abrotonītae | abrotonītīs |
| accusative | abrotonītēn | abrotonītās |
| ablative | abrotonītē | abrotonītīs |
| vocative | abrotonītē | abrotonītae |
abrŏtŏnītēs, ae, m. abrotonum, = ἁβροτονίτης, sc. οἶνος;
I. wine prepared with southernwood, Col. 12, 35.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀβροτονίτης (abrotonítēs), itself from ἀβρότονον (abrótonon).