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balsam

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See also:Balsam,bàlsam,andbalšám

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinbalsamum, fromAncient Greekβάλσαμον(bálsamon,balsam), ofSemitic origin (Hebrewבושם(spice, perfume)); compareOld Englishbalsam,balsamum(balsam, balm),Doublet ofbalm anddesman. Not related tobalsa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balsam (countable anduncountable,pluralbalsams)

  1. (chiefly UK) A sweet-smellingoil orresin derived from various plants.
  2. (chiefly UK) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  3. (chiefly UK) Asoothingointment.
  4. (chiefly UK, figuratively) Something soothing.
    Classical music is a sweetbalsam for our sorrows
  5. Aflowering plant of the genusImpatiens.
  6. The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includesImpatiens andHydrocera.
  7. Abalsam firAbies balsamea.
  8. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.

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Translations

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sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants
plant or tree yielding such substance
soothing ointment
figurative: something soothing
flowering plant of the genusImpatiens
balsam firseebalsam fir
turpentine from the resin of balsam firseeCanada balsam
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See also

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Verb

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balsam (third-person singular simple presentbalsams,present participlebalsaming,simple past and past participlebalsamed)

  1. (transitive) Totreat oranoint with balsam.

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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FromMalaybalsam, fromEnglishbalsam, fromLatinbalsamum, fromAncient Greekβάλσαμον(bálsamon,balsam), ofSemitic origin (Hebrewבושם(spice, perfume)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbalsam]
  • Hyphenation:bal‧sam

Noun

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balsam (uncountable)

  1. balsam: a sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.

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Further reading

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Irish

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Etymology

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FromOld Irishbalsam(m),balsaim(e), fromLatinbalsamum, fromAncient Greekβάλσαμον(bálsamon).

Noun

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balsam m (genitive singularbalsaim)

  1. (medicine)balsam,balm
  2. balsam(plant)

Declension

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Declension ofbalsam (first declension)
forms with thedefinite article
singularplural
nominativeanbalsamnabalsaim
genitiveanbhalsaimnambalsam
dativeleis anmbalsam
donbhalsam
leis nabalsaim

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms ofbalsam
radicallenitioneclipsis
balsambhalsammbalsam

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Old Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromLatinbalsamum.[1][2][3] First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/balʲsaːm/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE)/balʲsɒm/

Noun

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balsam m animacy unattested

  1. balm(any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America)
    • Middle of the 15th century,Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa[2], page25:
      Tamo roskoszna wonia cinamona ibalsama (cum nardo balsamus) i wszego roskosznego kwiecia
      [Tamo rozkoszna wonia cynamona ibalsama (cum nardo balsamus) i wszego rozkosznego kwiecia]
  2. wild mint,Mentha arvensis
    • 1900 [1478], Józef Rostafiński, editor,Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[3], number2246:
      Balsam menta crispa
      [Balsam menta crispa]
  3. basil thyme,Clinopodium acinos
    • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor,Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[4], number731:
      Balsan menta
      [Balsan menta]
  4. (attested in Lesser Poland)The meaning of this term is uncertain.
    • 1874-1891 [End of the 15th century],Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[5],[6],[7], volume LIII,Krakow, page65:
      Balsam balsamnis
      [Balsam balsamnis]

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “balsam”, inWielki słownik wyrazów obcych,→ISBN
  2. ^Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “balsam”, inUniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA,→ISBN
  3. ^Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “balsam”, inEtymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “balsam”, inSłownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków:IJP PAN,→ISBN

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Polishbalsam. CompareKashubianbalzam andSlovincianbalzóm.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:-alsam
  • Syllabification:bal‧sam

Noun

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balsam inan (related adjectivebalsamowy)

  1. balsam,balm(sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants)
    Hypernym:żywica
  2. (cosmetics, medicine, pharmacology)lotion,balm(a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to skin)
    Synonyms:krem,mleczko,tonik
  3. (historical, Egyptology)embalmingsubstance
  4. (figuratively)balsam,balm(something soothing)
    Synonyms:otucha,ukojenie

Declension

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Declension ofbalsam
singularplural
nominativebalsambalsamy
genitivebalsamubalsamów
dativebalsamowibalsamom
accusativebalsambalsamy
instrumentalbalsamembalsamami
locativebalsamiebalsamach
vocativebalsamiebalsamy

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Romanian

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Etymology

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FromLatinbalsamum. Appears since 17th century. Probably entered Romanian through multiple routes, with the most common form fromItalianbalsamo, or through use in old medicinal practice. A now archaic variant formvalsam derived from Greekβάλσαμο(válsamo). Cf. also GermanBalsam.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bal.ˈsam/
  • Rhymes:-am
  • Hyphenation:bal‧sam

Noun

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balsam n (pluralbalsamuri)

  1. balsam(clarification of this definition is needed)
  2. unction,balm,salve,unguent

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References

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  1. ^http://www.dex.ro/balsam

Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Swedishbalsam, fromLatinbalsamum, fromAncient Greekβάλσαμον(bálsamon), likely from a Semitic source. CompareHebrewבֹּשֶׂם(bōśem,perfume) andArabicبَشَام(bašām).

Noun

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balsam n orc

  1. balsam(sweet-smelling oil)
  2. hair conditioner
    Synonym:hårbalsam
  3. (figurative)balm,balsam(something soothing)
    balsam för själencomfort

Declension

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Declension ofbalsam
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitebalsambalsams
definitebalsametbalsamets
pluralindefinitebalsambalsams
definitebalsamenbalsamens
Declension ofbalsam
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitebalsambalsams
definitebalsamenbalsamens
pluralindefinitebalsamerbalsamers
definitebalsamernabalsamernas

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