tămâie

Romanian

Alternative forms

• tămâne — regional, Banat

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama). Compare Sardinian timanza, timagna, Old French timoine; cf. also Aromanian timnjamã.

Noun

tămâie f (plural tămâi)

1. incense, frankincense
2. (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise

   Synonym: lingușire

Declension

Declension of tămâie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) tămâie	tămâia	(niște) tămâi	tămâile
genitive/dative	(unei) tămâi	tămâii	(unor) tămâi	tămâilor
vocative	tămâie, tămâio		tămâilor

Derived terms

• tămâia
• tămâier
• tămâios

Further reading

• tămâie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)