noun · femininefirst declension
thymbra
thymbra f (genitive thymbrae)
Classical[ˈtʰym.bra]Ecclesiastical[ˈtim.bra]
Meaning
- femininesavory, Satureja hortensis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thymbra | thymbrae |
| genitive | thymbrae | thymbrārum |
| dative | thymbrae | thymbrīs |
| accusative | thymbram | thymbrās |
| ablative | thymbrā | thymbrīs |
| vocative | thymbra | thymbrae |
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.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
thymbra ae, f
, τηύμβρα, savory (a kitchenherb), V.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύμβρα (thúmbra).