Balsam

See also: balsam

German

Etymology

From Middle High German balsame, Old High German balsamo; derived from Latin balsamum. Cognate with French baume, Gothic πŒ±πŒ°πŒ»πƒπŒ°πŒ½ (balsan), Italian balsamo.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbalzaːm/
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Noun

Balsam m (genitive Balsams, plural Balsame)

  1. balsam, balm; ointment

Declension
Declension of Balsam
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Balsam die Balsame
genitive eines des Balsams der Balsame
dative einem dem Balsam den Balsamen
accusative einen den Balsam die Balsame
  • balsamieren

References
  1. Balsam in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

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