oenology

See also: œnology

English

Alternative forms

enology (North America)
œnology (British, obsolete)

Etymology

oeno- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

enPR: ē'nŏl-ə-jē, IPA^(key): /iˈnɑlədʒi/
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Noun

oenology (uncountable)

The scientific study of wines and winemaking.

Even though I can't drink wine, I can still study oenology and enjoy knowing about the great wines of the world.

Synonyms

(study): winelore

Derived terms

Translations

scientific study of wines

Armenian: գինեգիտություն (ginegitutʿyun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 釀酒學, 酿酒学 (niàngjiǔ xué), 葡萄酒工藝學, 葡萄酒工艺学 (pútáojiǔ gōngyì xué)
Czech: enologie (cs) f
Dutch: oenologie (nl) f
French: œnologie (fr) f
Galician: enoloxía f
German: Kellerwirtschaft, Önologie (de) f

Greek: οινολογία (el) f (oinología)
Hungarian: önológia (hu), borászat (hu)
Italian: enologia (it) f
Japanese: 葡萄酒学 (budōshugaku)
Kazakh: шараптану (şaraptanw)
Polish: winoznawstwo
Russian: эноло́гия (ru) f (enológija)

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