timjami

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish timjan, from Middle High German thimiān, from Latin thymiama, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama, “incense”); at some point (in Latin or German) semantically influenced by Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon, “thyme”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimjɑmi/, [ˈt̪imjɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -imjɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): tim‧ja‧mi
• Hyphenation^(key): tim‧ja‧mi

Noun

timjami

1. garden thyme, thyme, Thymus vulgaris
2. thyme (leaves of this plant used in cooking)

Declension

Inflection of timjami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		timjami	timjamit
genitive		timjamin	timjamien timjameiden timjameitten
partitive		timjamia	timjameita timjameja
illative		timjamiin	timjameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		timjami	timjamit
accusative	nom.	timjami	timjamit
	gen.	timjamin
genitive		timjamin	timjamien timjameiden timjameitten
partitive		timjamia	timjameita timjameja
inessive		timjamissa	timjameissa
elative		timjamista	timjameista
illative		timjamiin	timjameihin
adessive		timjamilla	timjameilla
ablative		timjamilta	timjameilta
allative		timjamille	timjameille
essive		timjamina	timjameina
translative		timjamiksi	timjameiksi
abessive		timjamitta	timjameitta
instructive		—	timjamein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of timjami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative timjamini timjamini accusative nom. timjamini timjamini gen. timjamini genitive timjamini timjamieni timjameideni timjameitteni partitive timjamiani timjameitani timjamejani inessive timjamissani timjameissani elative timjamistani timjameistani illative timjamiini timjameihini adessive timjamillani timjameillani ablative timjamiltani timjameiltani allative timjamilleni timjameilleni essive timjaminani timjameinani translative timjamikseni timjameikseni abessive timjamittani timjameittani instructive — — comitative — timjameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative timjamisi timjamisi accusative nom. timjamisi timjamisi gen. timjamisi genitive timjamisi timjamiesi timjameidesi timjameittesi partitive timjamiasi timjameitasi timjamejasi inessive timjamissasi timjameissasi elative timjamistasi timjameistasi illative timjamiisi timjameihisi adessive timjamillasi timjameillasi ablative timjamiltasi timjameiltasi allative timjamillesi timjameillesi essive timjaminasi timjameinasi translative timjamiksesi timjameiksesi abessive timjamittasi timjameittasi instructive — — comitative — timjameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative timjamimme timjamimme accusative nom. timjamimme timjamimme gen. timjamimme genitive timjamimme timjamiemme timjameidemme timjameittemme partitive timjamiamme timjameitamme timjamejamme inessive timjamissamme timjameissamme elative timjamistamme timjameistamme illative timjamiimme timjameihimme adessive timjamillamme timjameillamme ablative timjamiltamme timjameiltamme allative timjamillemme timjameillemme essive timjaminamme timjameinamme translative timjamiksemme timjameiksemme abessive timjamittamme timjameittamme instructive — — comitative — timjameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative timjaminne timjaminne accusative nom. timjaminne timjaminne gen. timjaminne genitive timjaminne timjamienne timjameidenne timjameittenne partitive timjamianne timjameitanne timjamejanne inessive timjamissanne timjameissanne elative timjamistanne timjameistanne illative timjamiinne timjameihinne adessive timjamillanne timjameillanne ablative timjamiltanne timjameiltanne allative timjamillenne timjameillenne essive timjaminanne timjameinanne translative timjamiksenne timjameiksenne abessive timjamittanne timjameittanne instructive — — comitative — timjameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative timjaminsa timjaminsa accusative nom. timjaminsa timjaminsa gen. timjaminsa genitive timjaminsa timjamiensa timjameidensa timjameittensa partitive timjamiaan timjamiansa timjameitaan timjamejaan timjameitansa timjamejansa inessive timjamissaan timjamissansa timjameissaan timjameissansa elative timjamistaan timjamistansa timjameistaan timjameistansa illative timjamiinsa timjameihinsa adessive timjamillaan timjamillansa timjameillaan timjameillansa ablative timjamiltaan timjamiltansa timjameiltaan timjameiltansa allative timjamilleen timjamillensa timjameilleen timjameillensa essive timjaminaan timjaminansa timjameinaan timjameinansa translative timjamikseen timjamiksensa timjameikseen timjameiksensa abessive timjamittaan timjamittansa timjameittaan timjameittansa instructive — — comitative — timjameineen timjameinensa

Synonyms

• (Thymus vulgaris): tarha-ajuruoho

Hypernyms

• ajuruoho (“thyme”) (plant of the genus Thymus)

Further reading

• “timjami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023