balsam
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English *balsam, balsme, from Old English balsam, balsamum (“balsam, balm”), from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)). Doublet of balm.
Pronunciation
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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.
- Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows
- A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
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- 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
- balsamaceous
- balsam apple
- balsamed
- balsam fir
- balsamic
- balsamiferous
- Balsamina
- balsamint, balsam-mint
- balsam of Acouchi
- balsam of aniseed
- balsam of Copaiba
- balsam of Gilead
- balsam of Mecca
- balsam of Peru
- balsam of saturn
- balsam of steel
- balsam of sulfur, balsam of sulphur
- balsam of Tolu
- balsam oil
- balsam pear
- balsam poplar
- balsamroot
- balsam-tansy
- balsam tree
- balsamy
- Canada balsam
- friar's balsam
- garden balsam
- Mecca balsam
- Peruvian balsam
- Tolu balsam
- true balsam
- Turlington's balsam
- Wade's balsam
- wild balsam apple
- yellow balsam
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Translations
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See also
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
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish balsam(m), balsaim(e), from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).
Noun
balsam m (genitive singular balsaim)
Declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- balsam buí m (“yellow balsam”)
- balsam gairdín m (“garden balsam”)
- balsam na manach m (“friar's balsam”)
- balsamach (“balmy”, adjective)
- balsamaigh (“embalm”, verb)
- balsamóir m (“embalmer”)
Mutation
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
balsam | bhalsam | mbalsam |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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
Polish
Etymology
From Old Polish balsam or balszam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
balsam m inan
- (technical) balsam (“a sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants”)
- (cosmetics, medicine, pharmacology) lotion (“a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to skin”)
- (historical) a substance used in thanatopraxy (“embalming of corpses”), specifically any substance used for this practice in Ancient Egypt.
- (figuratively) balsam (“something soothing”)
Declension
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Further reading
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.[1]
Noun
balsam n (plural balsamuri)
Derived terms
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