θύμαλλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word has been connected with θύμον (thúmon, thyme), because of its scent. However, as the suffix -αλλος is Pre-Greek, it is improbable that the basic word was of inner-Greek formation.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῠ́μᾰλλος • (thŭ́măllosm (genitive θῠμᾰ́λλου); second declension

  1. unknown kind of fish, perhaps the grayling

Inflection

Descendants

  • Italian: temolo
  • Translingual: Thymallus

Further reading