balsamum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), from Semitic, cognate with Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bōśem, “perfume”), Arabic بَشَام (bašām).
Noun
balsamum n (genitive balsamī); second declension
- balsam (substance or tree); balm
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balsamum | balsama |
| Genitive | balsamī | balsamōrum |
| Dative | balsamō | balsamīs |
| Accusative | balsamum | balsama |
| Ablative | balsamō | balsamīs |
| Vocative | balsamum | balsama |
Derived terms
- balsameus
- balsaminus
Descendants
- → Albanian: balshëm, balsam
- Catalan: bàlsam
- → German: Balsam
- → Russian: бальза́м (balʹzám)
- English: balm, balsam, balsamic
- → Galician: bálsamo, basmo
- → Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽 (balsan)
- → Irish: balsam
- Italian: balsamo
- → Middle English: balsamum
- Old French: basme
- French: baume
- → Old Polish: balsam
- Polish: balsam
- Portuguese: bálsamo
- Romanian: balsam
- Spanish: bálsamo
References
- “balsamum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “balsamum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- balsamum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- balsamum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Middle English
Alternative forms
- balsamom, balsamome, balsamus, balsaumus
Etymology
From Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (compare Hebrew בושם). Doublet of bawme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalsamum/, /ˈbalsamus/
Noun
balsamum
- balm of Gilead, balsam of Gilead.
- (rare) The tree balm of Gilead originates from.
References
- “balsamum, -us, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.