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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.,<br />Meaning: [[thyme]] (IA)<br />Other forms: rarely <b class="b3">-ος</b> m.<br />Compounds: As 1. member in <b class="b3">θυμ-ελαία</b> f. name of a plant, perh. <b class="b2">Daphne Cnidium</b> (Dsc., Plin.; cf. on <b class="b3">ἐλαία</b>) with <b class="b3">-αΐτης</b> (<b class="b3">οἶνος</b>) <b class="b2">wine spiced with th.</b> (Dsc.; vgl. Redard Les noms grecs en <b class="b3">-της</b> 96); <b class="b3">θυμ-οξ-άλμη</b> f. <b class="b2">drink from thyme, vinegar and brine</b> (Dsc.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">θύμιον</b> = <b class="b3">σμῖλαξ</b>, also <b class="b2">large wart</b> (Hp., Dsc.; cf. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 97), <b class="b3">θυμίτης</b> <b class="b2">spiced with th.</b> (Ar., Dsc.; Redard 93 und 96), <b class="b3">θύμινον</b> (<b class="b3">μέλι</b>) <b class="b2">from th.</b> (Colum., Apul.), <b class="b3">θυμόεις</b> <b class="b2">rich in th.</b> (Choeril.), <b class="b3">θυμώδης</b> <b class="b2">th.-like</b> (Thphr.). Denomin. verb <b class="b3">θυμίζω</b> <b class="b2">taste th.</b> (sp. medic.), <b class="b3">θυμιχθείς πικρανθείς</b> H.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Primary <b class="b3">μο-</b>deriv. from 2. <b class="b3">θύω</b> [[smoke]] (s. v.), because of the scent? (Strömberg Pflanzennamen 27); to my mind doubtful. A local plant name, so prob. Pre-Greek. - On [[θύμαλλος]] fish name s. v.

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