LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rhīna

rhīna f (genitive rhīnae)
Classical[ˈrʰiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈriː.na]

Meaning

  1. A kind of shark, of whose skin arrows were made

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerhīnarhīnae
genitiverhīnaerhīnārum
dativerhīnaerhīnīs
accusativerhīnamrhīnās
ablativerhīnārhīnīs
vocativerhīnarhīnae

rhīna, ae, f., = ῥίνη,
I. a kind of shark, of whose skin arrows were made, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 150.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥίνη (rhínē).

Quick answers

What does rhīna mean in Latin?
rhīna, a noun, means “A kind of shark, of whose skin arrows were made”.
What is the genitive of rhīna?
The genitive singular is rhīnae. rhīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rhīna?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʰiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈriː.na].