The word has been connected with θύμον (thúmon, “thyme”), because of its scent. However, as the suffix -αλλος is Pre-Greek, it is improbable that the basic word was of inner-Greek formation.
θῠ́μᾰλλος • (thúmallos) m (genitive θῠμᾰ́λλου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ θῠ́μᾰλλος ho thúmallos |
τὼ θῠμᾰ́λλω tṑ thumállō |
οἱ θῠ́μᾰλλοι hoi thúmalloi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ θῠμᾰ́λλου toû thumállou |
τοῖν θῠμᾰ́λλοιν toîn thumálloin |
τῶν θῠμᾰ́λλων tôn thumállōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ θῠμᾰ́λλῳ tôi thumállōi |
τοῖν θῠμᾰ́λλοιν toîn thumálloin |
τοῖς θῠμᾰ́λλοις toîs thumállois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν θῠ́μᾰλλον tòn thúmallon |
τὼ θῠμᾰ́λλω tṑ thumállō |
τοὺς θῠμᾰ́λλους toùs thumállous | ||||||||||
Vocative | θῠ́μᾰλλε thúmalle |
θῠμᾰ́λλω thumállō |
θῠ́μᾰλλοι thúmalloi | ||||||||||
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