balsam

== English == === Alternative forms === balsem, balsum, balsome === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)); compare Old English balsam, balsamum (“balsam, balm”), Doublet of balm and desman. Not related to balsa. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: bôlʹsəm, IPA(key): /ˈbɔːl.səm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.səm/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɑl.səm/ Rhymes: -ɔːlsəm === Noun === balsam (countable and uncountable, plural balsams) (chiefly UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. (chiefly UK) A plant or tree yielding such substance. (chiefly UK) A soothing ointment. (chiefly UK, figuratively) Something soothing. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens. The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and Hydrocera. A balsam fir Abies balsamea. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir. ==== Synonyms ==== (sweet-smelling oil): balm (plant or tree): balm (soothing ointment): balm (something soothing): balm (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens): jewelweed, impatiens, touch-me-not ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Verb === balsam (third-person singular simple present balsams, present participle balsaming, simple past and past participle balsamed) (transitive) To treat or anoint with balsam. === Anagrams === lambas, sambal == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay balsam, from English balsam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)). The word displaced balsêm, the loanword-cognate from Dutch balsem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbalsam] Hyphenation: bal‧sam === Noun === balsam (plural balsam-balsam) balsam: a sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants ==== Alternative forms ==== balsêm (superseded spelling) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “balsam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish balsam(m), balsaim(e), from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon). === Noun === balsam m (genitive singular balsaim) (medicine) balsam, balm balsam (plant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “balsam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “balsam(m), balsaim(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Old Polish == === Alternative forms === balsanbalszam === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin balsamum. First attested in the 15th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /balʲsaːm/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /balʲsɒm/ === Noun === balsam m animacy unattested 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) wild mint, Mentha arvensis basil thyme, Clinopodium acinos (attested in Lesser Poland) The meaning of this term is uncertain. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: balsam === References === 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”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN == Polish == === Alternative forms === Balsamus, balzam, bałzam, bałsam (Middle Polish) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish balsam. Compare Kashubian balzam and Slovincian balzóm. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -alsam Syllabification: bal‧sam === Noun === balsam m inan (related adjective balsamowy) balsam, balm (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants) Hypernym: żywica (cosmetics, medicine, pharmacology) lotion, balm (a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to skin) Synonyms: krem, mleczko, tonik (historical, Egyptology) embalming substance (figuratively) balsam, balm (something soothing) Synonyms: otucha, ukojenie ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === balsam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN balsam in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “balsam, Balsamus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] Dorota Adamiec (10.07.2018), “BALSAM, BALZAM, BAŁZAM, *BAŁSAM”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century] Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “balsam”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “balsam”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “balsam”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 88 == Romanian == === Etymology === From Latin balsamum. Appears since 17th century. Probably entered Romanian through multiple routes, with the most common form from Italian balsamo, or through use in old medicinal practice. A now archaic variant form valsam derived from Greek βάλσαμο (válsamo). Cf. also German Balsam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bal.ˈsam/ Rhymes: -am Hyphenation: bal‧sam === Noun === balsam n (plural balsamuri) balsam (clarification of this definition is needed.) unction, balm, salve, unguent ==== Derived terms ==== bălsăma === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish balsam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), likely from a Semitic source. Compare Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bōśem, “perfume”) and Arabic بَشَام (bašām). === Noun === balsam n or c balsam (sweet-smelling oil) hair conditioner Synonym: hårbalsam (figurative) balm, balsam (something soothing) balsam för själen ― comfort ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== balsamvinäger hårbalsam kylbalsam läppbalsam sprejbalsam === Further reading === balsam in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker balsam in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)