trumzë

Albanian

Etymology

Suffixed form of *trumë, metathesized form of *tumrë, *tumbrë, from Doric Greek θύμβρα (thúmbra, “Satureja hortensis”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɾuːmz]

Noun

trumzë f (plural trumza, definite trumza, definite plural trumzat)

  1. (botany) thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Synonyms
  • shtërmen

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “trumzë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1495
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “trumzë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 467
  3. Ancient Indo-European dialects: proceedings, Volume 1963 Ancient Indo-European Dialects: Proceedings, University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Research in Languages and Linguistics Authors Henrik Birnbaum, Jaan Puhvel, University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Research in Languages and Linguistics Editors Henrik Birnbaum, Jaan Puhvel Publisher University of California Press, 1966 p.102
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