trumzë

Albanian

Etymology

Suffixed form of *trumë, metathesized form of *tumrë, *tumbrë, from Ancient Greek θύμβρα (thúmbra, “Satureja hortensis”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɾuːmz]

Noun

trumzë f (indefinite plural trumza, definite singular trumza, definite plural trumzat)

  1. (botany) thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Synonyms
  • shtërmen

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “trumzë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1495
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 467
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