LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

thymum

thymum n (genitive thymī)
Classical[ˈtʰy.mũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.mum]

Meaning

  1. neuterthyme
    fervet opus, redolentque thymō frāgrantia mella[The beehive] seethes [with] activity, and the fragrant honey is sweet with thyme.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.436

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativethymumthyma
genitivethymīthymōrum
dativethymōthymīs
accusativethymumthyma
ablativethymōthymīs
vocativethymumthyma

thўmum, i, n., = θύμον,
I. thyme (both the common or Roman, Thymus vulgaris, Linn., and the Cretan or Greek, Satureia capitata, ib.), Plin. 21, 21, 89, § 154; Quint. 12, 10, 25; Verg. E. 7, 37; id. A. 1, 436; Hor. C. 1, 17, 6; 4, 2, 29; id. Ep. 1, 3, 21; Ov. M. 15, 80.—In plur., Ov. F. 5, 272; id. A. A. 1, 96; Mart. 11, 42, 4 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon).

Quick answers

What does thymum mean in Latin?
thymum, a noun, means “thyme”.
What is the genitive of thymum?
The genitive singular is thymī. thymum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce thymum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʰy.mũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtiː.mum].