tămâie
Appearance
Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]tămâie f (plural tămâi)
- incense, frankincense
- (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise
- Synonym: lingușire
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | tămâie | tămâia | tămâi | tămâile |
| genitive-dative | tămâi | tămâii | tămâi | tămâilor |
| vocative | tămâie, tămâio | tămâilor | ||
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tămâie”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026