Thymian
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German thimiān, alteration of thymiāme, from Latin thymiama, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama, “incense”). The sense through association with thymum, θύμον (thúmon, “thyme”), probably already in Latin (if not Greek itself), as thyme was a commonly used incense. Whether the two words are originally related is uncertain.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editThymian m (strong, genitive Thymians, plural (rare) Thymiane)
Declension
editDeclension of Thymian [masculine, strong]
Descendants
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German 2-syllable words
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