marathrites

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαραθρίτης (marathrítēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

marathrītēs m (genitive marathrītae); first declension

  1. fennel-wine, wine flavored with fennel
    • 4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De Agricultura 12.35:
      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 pennyroal

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).

singular plural
nominative marathrītēs marathrītae
genitive marathrītae marathrītārum
dative marathrītae marathrītīs
accusative marathrītēn marathrītās
ablative marathrītē marathrītīs
vocative marathrītē marathrītae

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