LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

thymbra

thymbra f (genitive thymbrae)
Classical[ˈtʰym.bra]Ecclesiastical[ˈtim.bra]

Meaning

  1. femininesavory, Satureja hortensis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativethymbrathymbrae
genitivethymbraethymbrārum
dativethymbraethymbrīs
accusativethymbramthymbrās
ablativethymbrāthymbrīs
vocativethymbrathymbrae

thymbra, ae, f., = θύμβρα,
I. a plant, savory: Satureia hortensis, Linn.; Plin. 19, 8, 50, § 165; Col. 9, 4, 6; 9, 10, 233; Verg. G. 4, 31; Stat. S. 1, 2, 21; Petr. 135.
Thymbra, ae, or Thymbrē, ēs, f., = Θύμβρη,
I. a city in Troas, with a temple of Apollo, Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 126 (dub.; al. Cambre); Stat. S. 4, 7, 22.—Hence,
A. Thym-braeus, i, m., the Thymbræan, an epithet of Apollo, Verg. A. 3, 85; cf. Macr. S. 1, 17, and Fest. p. 356 Müll.—
B. thymbrae-um, i, n., another name for the sisymbrium silvestre, Plin. 20, 22, 91, § 247.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύμβρα (thúmbra).

Quick answers

What does thymbra mean in Latin?
thymbra, a noun, means “savory, Satureja hortensis”.
What is the genitive of thymbra?
The genitive singular is thymbrae. thymbra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce thymbra?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʰym.bra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtim.bra].