LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

thymus

thymus m (genitive thymī)
Classical[ˈtʰy.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA type of wart
  2. masculinethyme
    […], redolentque thymō fragrantia mella.[…], and the fragrant honey spreads back in the air its odour of thyme.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis I.436
  3. New Latinmasculinethymus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativethymusthymī
genitivethymīthymōrum
dativethymōthymīs
accusativethymumthymōs
ablativethymōthymīs
vocativethymethymī

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der. Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos)bor. Latin thymus Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence”, “thymus gland”).

Descendants
  • Englishthymus

Quick answers

What does thymus mean in Latin?
thymus, a noun, means “A type of wart; thyme; thymus”.
What is the genitive of thymus?
The genitive singular is thymī. thymus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce thymus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʰy.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtiː.mus].