balsamum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), from Semitic, cognate with Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bōśem, “perfume”), Arabic بَشَام (bašām).
Inflection
Second declension.
| 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
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, 1883–1887)
- balsamum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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