tămâie

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama). Compare Sardinian timanza, timagna, Old French timoine; cf. also Aromanian timnjamã.

Noun

tămâie f (plural tămâi)

  1. incense, frankincense
  2. (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise
    Synonym: lingușire

Declension

Declension of tămâie
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tămâie tămâia tămâi tămâile
genitive-dative tămâi tămâii tămâi tămâilor
vocative tămâie, tămâio tămâilor

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