θυμός

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word θυμός. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word θυμός, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say θυμός in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word θυμός you have here. The definition of the word θυμός will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofθυμός, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: θύμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰūmós, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (smoke). Cognates include Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá), Lithuanian dūmas, Latin fūmus, Old Church Slavonic дꙑмъ (dymŭ) and Albanian tym.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῡμός (thūmósm (genitive θῡμοῦ); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Aeolic, Koine)

  1. soul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, and thought
  2. soul, life, breath
  3. soul, heart
  4. desire, will
  5. temper, passion, disposition
  6. anger, rage, wrath
  7. heart, love
  8. thought, mind

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θυμός (thumós), from Proto-Hellenic *tʰūmós, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (smoke).

Pronunciation

Noun

θυμός (thymósm (plural θυμοί)

  1. anger, rage

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading