rhenish

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Rhen=ish

CIDE DICTIONARY

rhenish, a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ].

 Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rhenish, adj. & n.
--adj. of the Rhine and the regions adjoining it.
--n. wine from this area.

Etymology

ME rynis, rynisch etc., f. AF reneis, OF r(a)inois f. L Rhenanus f. Rhenus Rhine