Thymian

German

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyːmi̯a(ː)n/, [ˈtyː.mi.aːn], [ˈtyː.mjaːn], [-an]
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Noun

Thymian m (strong, genitive Thymians, plural (rare) Thymiane)

  1. thyme

Declension

Declension of Thymian [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Thymian die Thymiane
genitive eines des Thymians der Thymiane
dative einem dem Thymian den Thymianen
accusative einen den Thymian die Thymiane

Descendants

  • → Danish: timian
  • → Swedish: timjan

Further reading

  • “Thymian” in Duden online
  • “Thymian” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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