Thames

English

/tɛmz/, /θeɪmz/

proper noun
Definitions
  • to the and North Sea.
  • A sea area centred on the .
  • (river in Ontario), flowing 258 km (160 mi.) to Lake St. Clair.
  • (river in the U.S. State of Connecticut) flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to .
  • (town in the North Island of New Zealand), situated on the (a large bay) and the Coromandel Peninsula.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Temese inherited from Old English Temes derived from Latin Tamesis derived from Proto-Celtic *tamesās (darkness, river, waters) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hes- derived from Proto-Celtic *temeslos (darkness), *tā- derived from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (melt, flow, stream, mold, dwindle, knead).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teh₂-

Gloss

melt, flow, stream, mold, dwindle, knead

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

河

Emoji
❄️ 🫕

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