rosin

See also: Rosin

English

Etymology

From Old French raisine, rousine, variants of résine. See resin.

Pronunciation

Noun

rosin (countable and uncountable, plural rosins)

  1. (organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
  2. Resin

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations
liquid resin — see resin

Verb

rosin (third-person singular simple present rosins, present participle rosining, simple past and past participle rosined)

  1. (transitive) To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin.
    We waited expectantly as the guest violinist rosined his bow in preparation to playing.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German rosin, rosine, from Old French rosin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rosin/, [ʁoˈsiˀn]
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

rosin c (singular definite rosinen, plural indefinite rosiner)

  1. raisin

Declension
Declension of rosin
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rosin rosinen rosiner rosinerne
genitive rosins rosinens rosiners rosinernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin racemus, via French raisin

Noun

rosin f or m (definite singular rosina or rosinen, indefinite plural rosiner, definite plural rosinene)

  1. raisin

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin racemus, via French raisin

Noun

rosin f (definite singular rosina, indefinite plural rosiner, definite plural rosinene)

  1. raisin

References

Volapük

Noun

rosin (plural rosins)

  1. raisin

Declension
declension of rosin
singular plural
nominative rosin rosins
genitive rosina rosinas
dative rosine rosines
accusative rosini rosinis
vocative 1 o rosin! o rosins!
predicative 2 rosinu rosinus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
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