"θύμον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See θύμον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʰý.mon/, /ˈθy.mon/, /ˈθi.mon/, /tʰý.mon/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈtʰy.mon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈθy.mon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈθy.mon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈθi.mon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Traditionally taken as a derivative in -μο- (-mo-) from θύω (thúō, “to smoke”), though Beekes is skeptical of this theory and notes that "[a]s a local plant name, the word is liable to be of Pre-Greek origin". Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|θύμου|n|second}} θύμον • (thúmon) n (genitive θύμου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|θύμον|ου}} Forms: thúmon [romanization], θύμου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ θῠ́μον [nominative, singular], θῠ́μω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ θῠ́μᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ θῠ́μου [genitive, singular], θῠ́μοιν [dual, genitive], θῠ́μων [genitive, plural], τῷ θῠ́μῳ [dative, singular], θῠ́μοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς θῠ́μοις [dative, plural], τὸ θῠ́μον [accusative, singular], θῠ́μω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ θῠ́μᾰ [accusative, plural], θῠ́μον [singular, vocative], θῠ́μω [dual, vocative], θῠ́μᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. thyme (plant of the genus Thymus) Derived forms: ἐπίθυμον (epíthumon), θυμελαία (thumelaía), θυμίζω (thumízō), θύμινον (thúminon), θύμιον (thúmion), θυμίτης (thumítēs), θυμόεις (thumóeis), θυμοξάλμη (thumoxálmē), θυμώδης (thumṓdēs)
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "θυμάρι",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: θυμάρι (thymári)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: θυμάρι (thymári)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "thymum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: thymum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: thymum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Traditionally taken as a derivative in -μο- (-mo-) from θύω (thúō, “to smoke”), though Beekes is skeptical of this theory and notes that \"[a]s a local plant name, the word is liable to be of Pre-Greek origin\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thúmon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θύμου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ θῠ́μον",
      "roman": "tò thŭ́mon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μω",
      "roman": "thŭ́mō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ θῠ́μᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ thŭ́mă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ θῠ́μου",
      "roman": "toû thŭ́mou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μοιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μων",
      "roman": "thŭ́mōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ θῠ́μῳ",
      "roman": "tôi thŭ́mōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μοιν",
      "roman": "thŭ́moin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς θῠ́μοις",
      "roman": "toîs thŭ́mois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ θῠ́μον",
      "roman": "tò thŭ́mon",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "θῠ́μω",
      "roman": "thŭ́mō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ θῠ́μᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ thŭ́mă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μον",
      "roman": "thŭ́mon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "thŭ́mō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μᾰ",
      "roman": "thŭ́mă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "θύμου",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "second"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "θύμον",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Mint family plants",
          "orig": "grc:Mint family plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Spices and herbs",
          "orig": "grc:Spices and herbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "epíthumon",
          "word": "ἐπίθυμον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thumelaía",
          "word": "θυμελαία"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thumízō",
          "word": "θυμίζω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thúminon",
          "word": "θύμινον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thúmion",
          "word": "θύμιον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thumítēs",
          "word": "θυμίτης"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thumóeis",
          "word": "θυμόεις"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thumoxálmē",
          "word": "θυμοξάλμη"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thumṓdēs",
          "word": "θυμώδης"
        }
      ],
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        "thyme (plant of the genus Thymus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-θύμον-grc-noun-kXaxBReS",
      "links": [
        [
          "thyme",
          "thyme"
        ],
        [
          "Thymus",
          "Thymus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰý.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθy.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθi.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰý.mon/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʰy.mon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθy.mon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθy.mon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθi.mon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "θύμον"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "epíthumon",
      "word": "ἐπίθυμον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thumelaía",
      "word": "θυμελαία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thumízō",
      "word": "θυμίζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thúminon",
      "word": "θύμινον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thúmion",
      "word": "θύμιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thumítēs",
      "word": "θυμίτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thumóeis",
      "word": "θυμόεις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thumoxálmē",
      "word": "θυμοξάλμη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thumṓdēs",
      "word": "θυμώδης"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "θυμάρι",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: θυμάρι (thymári)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: θυμάρι (thymári)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "thymum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: thymum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: thymum"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Traditionally taken as a derivative in -μο- (-mo-) from θύω (thúō, “to smoke”), though Beekes is skeptical of this theory and notes that \"[a]s a local plant name, the word is liable to be of Pre-Greek origin\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thúmon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θύμου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ θῠ́μον",
      "roman": "tò thŭ́mon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μω",
      "roman": "thŭ́mō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ θῠ́μᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ thŭ́mă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ θῠ́μου",
      "roman": "toû thŭ́mou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μοιν",
      "roman": "thŭ́moin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μων",
      "roman": "thŭ́mōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ θῠ́μῳ",
      "roman": "tôi thŭ́mōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μοιν",
      "roman": "thŭ́moin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς θῠ́μοις",
      "roman": "toîs thŭ́mois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ θῠ́μον",
      "roman": "tò thŭ́mon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μω",
      "roman": "thŭ́mō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ θῠ́μᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ thŭ́mă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μον",
      "roman": "thŭ́mon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μω",
      "roman": "thŭ́mō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θῠ́μᾰ",
      "roman": "thŭ́mă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "θύμου",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "second"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "θύμον",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
        "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "grc:Mint family plants",
        "grc:Spices and herbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thyme (plant of the genus Thymus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thyme",
          "thyme"
        ],
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          "Thymus",
          "Thymus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰý.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθy.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθi.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰý.mon/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʰy.mon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθy.mon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθy.mon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθi.mon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "θύμον"
}

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