cimbru

Romanian

Etymology

A local substrate of unknown relation to Ancient Greek θύμβρα (thúmbra) and Proto-Slavic *čębьrъ, *čǫbьrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃim.bru/

Noun

cimbru m (plural cimbri)

1. savory (the plant)
2. thyme

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cimbru	cimbrul		cimbri	cimbrii
genitive-dative	cimbru	cimbrului		cimbri	cimbrilor
vocative	cimbrule			cimbrilor

Synonyms

• (thyme): cimbrișor, lămâioară, timian (rare)

References

• “cimbru”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025