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Thames en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /θeɪmz/ river in Connecticut
  • (US) audio
  • /tɛmz/ rivers in England and Canada, town in New Zealand
  • tĕmz rivers in England and Canada, town in New Zealand

Etymology

From Middle English Temse, Temese, from Old English Temes, Temese (compare Welsh Tafwys), from Latin Tamesis, Tamesas. Variant spellings with h arose in Middle English due to the mistaken assumption of a Greek etymology. The modern spelling with a stems from either the East Saxon dialects of Middle English and Old English or the influence of Tamesis. The Latin name is from Proto-Brythonic *Tamesis, from Proto-Celtic *tamesās (“river, waters”, literally “darkness”), a masculine ā-stem of *tames, Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hes-, zero-grade of *témHes-, *témHos- (“darkness”), an s-stem from the root *temH- (“dark”). Related to Proto-Celtic *temeslos (“darkness”), *temos (“dark”). A parallel in Proto-Celtic of "dark, darkness" taking on the figurative meaning of "water" can also be found in Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water, dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), yielding Welsh dŵr (“water”), Irish dobhar (“water, sea, dark, gloomy”). Hydronyms with their origin in this term also occur elsewhere in Europe, for example Portugal's Douro. Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *tā-, *tāyo- (“to melt, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt”), or from unknown non-Indo-European root. Possible cognates include the names of rivers and tributaries such as: * Taff, Tamar (from Latin Tamarus), Tame, Tavy, Team, Teifi (from Welsh Teifi, from Old Welsh Tebi, Teibi), Teme, and Teviot (Latin Tefius, Teifius) in Great Britain * Tambre (from Latin Tamaris), Támega (in Galician, Portuguese Tâmega, Latin Tamice), Támoga or Támboga (Latin Tamega), and Tamuxe, all of them flowing through Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal * Tamaran in France * Tammaro (from Latin Tamarus) in Italy * Demer in Belgium * Tamyras in Phoenicia * Tiberis (Tiber) * Tons, Tamasa (from Sanskrit तमसा (tamasā)) in India More at Thames.

Meanings

  1. (with the) A river in southern England, flowing 336 km (209 mi.) from Gloucestershire, through Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Greater London, and between Essex and Kent to the Thames Estuary and North Sea.
    • Near-synonym: (dated) Isis
  2. A sea area centred on the Thames Estuary.
  3. (with the) A river in Ontario, Canada, flowing 258 km (160 mi.) to Lake St. Clair.
  4. (with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.
  5. A town in Thames-Coromandel district, Waikato, New Zealand, situated on the Firth of Thames (a large bay) and the Coromandel Peninsula.
  6. A surname.

Deriveds

Thamesian · Moscow-on-Thames · Singapore-on-the-Thames · set the Thames on fire · Abingdon-on-Thames · Singapore-on-Thames · Sandford-on-Thames · Henley-on-Thames · Thames barge · Thames Centre · Thames Haven · Dorchester-on-Thames · Isis · Goring-on-Thames · cross the Thames · Kingston upon Thames · Walton-on-Thames · Thamesmead · Thames sailing barge · Sunbury-on-Thames · Richmond upon Thames · Thames Ditton · Thameside · Singapore-upon-Thames · Whitchurch-on-Thames · Purley on Thames

Translations (110)

my သိမ်းမြစ် (river through London) · lo ເທມ (river through London) · th เทมส์ (river through London) · uk Темза (river through London) · ga an Tamais (river through London) · mr थेम्स (river through London) · af Teems (river through London) · non Temps (river through London) · pl Tamiza (river through London) · cmn 泰晤士河 (river through London) · ro Tamisa (river through London) · ota تایمس (river through London) · wuu 泰晤士河 (river through London) · hi थेम्स (river through London) · vec Tamise (river through London) · enm Temse (river through London) · pt Tamisa (river through London) · eo Tamizo (river through London) · hy Թեմզա (river through London) · sh Tȅmza (river through London) · nrf Riviéthe dé l'Engoulême (river through London) · ar اَلتِّمْز (river through London) · yue 泰晤士河 (river through London) · ang Temes (river through London) · oc Tamèsi (river through London) · el Τάμεσις (river through London) · pt Tâmisa (river through London) · is Tempsá (river through London) · vls Thems (river through London) · eu Tamesis (river through London) · sl Témza (river through London) · vi Thames (river through London) · fi Thames (river through London) · gv Thaimish (river through London) · ml തേംസ് (river through London) · cv Те́мза (river through London) · bn টেমস (river through London) · cy Tafwys (river through London) · ru Те́мза (river through London) · nl Theems (river through London) · yi טעמז (river through London) · vi Tamise (river through London) · el Τάμεσης (river through London) · bn টেম্স (river through London) · be Тэ́мза (river through London) · sk Temža (river through London) · nb Themsen (river through London) · fa تیمز (river through London) · es Támesis (river through London) · bo ཐེམ་ཟི་ (river through London) · gl Támese (river through London) · sh Те̏мза (river through London) · uz Temza (river through London) · tr Thames (river through London) · sv Themsen (river through London) · da Themsen (river through London) · mwl Tamisa (river through London) · br Tavoez (river through London) · csb Temza (river through London) · hu Temze (river through London) · lt Temzė (river through London) · nds-de Thems (river through London) · ja テムズ (river through London) · pnb تھیمز (river through London) · fr Tamise (river through London) · de Themse (river through London) · xmf თემზა (river through London) · et Thames (river through London) · bg Те́мза (river through London) · he תמזה (river through London) · gsw Themse (river through London) · ca Tàmesi (river through London) · pa ਥੇਮਜ਼ (river through London) · ast Támesis (river through London) · am ቴምስ (river through London) · grc Τάμεσις (river through London) · it Tamigi (river through London) · an Tamisa (river through London) · is Temsá (river through London) · zza Temza (river through London) · cs Temže (river through London) · nn Themsen (river through London) · non Tems (river through London) · pms Tamis (river through London) · th แม่น้ำเทมส์ (river through London) · scn Tamiggi (river through London) · lv Temza (river through London) · tg Темза (river through London) · ko 템스 강 (river through London) · kk Темза (river through London) · ky Темза (river through London) · nrf Riviéthe dé Londres (river through London) · te టేమ్స్ (river through London) · ja テムズ川 (river through London) · gl Támesis (river through London) · la Tamesis (river through London) · stq Themse (river through London) · la Tamesa (river through London) · az Temza (river through London) · tl Tamesis (river through London) · ko 템스 (river through London) · cmn 泰晤士 (river through London) · ta தேம்சு (river through London) · ka ტემზა (river through London) · mn Темза (river through London) · kn ಟೇಮ್ಸ್ (river through London) · lb Themse (river through London) · ur ٹیمز (river through London) · mk Темза (river through London) · fy Teems (river through London)

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