LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rēsīna

rēsīna f (genitive rēsīnae)
Classical[reːˈsiː.na]Ecclesiastical[reˈs̬iː.na]

Meaning

  1. resin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerēsīnarēsīnae
genitiverēsīnaerēsīnārum
dativerēsīnaerēsīnīs
accusativerēsīnamrēsīnās
ablativerēsīnārēsīnīs
vocativerēsīnarēsīnae

rēsīna, ae, f. perh. kindr. with ῥητίνη,
I. resin, rosin, Auct. B. Hisp. 33; Plin. 16, 11, 22, § 53; 24, 6, 19, § 28; 24, 6, 22, § 32; Cato, R. R. 23, 3; Pall. 3, 25, 23; Mart. 3, 74, 4; 12, 32, 21: vinum quod resinā conditum est, Cels. 4, 5, 29: resina terebintha, turpentine, Col. 12, 20, 3.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē).

Descendants
  • Italianresina
  • Englishretsinafrom Italian resina
  • GermanRetsinafrom Italian resina
  • Frenchretsinafrom Italian resina
  • Spanishretsinafrom Italian resina
  • Frenchrésinefrom Old French reysin
  • Englishresinfrom Old French reysin
  • Catalanresinafrom Old Occitan resina
  • Catalanreïnafrom Old Occitan resina
  • Occitanrosinafrom Old Occitan resina

Quick answers

What does rēsīna mean in Latin?
rēsīna, a noun, means “resin”.
What is the genitive of rēsīna?
The genitive singular is rēsīnae. rēsīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rēsīna?
In classical Latin, [reːˈsiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈs̬iː.na].