tămâie
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)