"Balsam" meaning in German

See Balsam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbalza(ː)m/ Audio: De-Balsam.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German balsam, balsame, from Old High German balsamo, from Proto-West Germanic *balsamō. Doublet of Bisam and Desman. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:inh|gmh:balsam<id:balsam><ety:inh<goh:balsamo<id:balsam><ety:inh<gmw-pro:*balsamō<id:balsam>>>>>|id=balsam}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "balsam", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "balsam", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "בָּשָׂם", "id" : "perfume", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Semitic", "term" : "*buśm-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Hebrew", "term" : "בושם", "lang" : "he" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βάλσαμον", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "balsamum", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*balsamō", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "balsamo", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "balsam", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Balsam", "lang" : "de" }" data-id="balsam" data-lang="de" data-title="Balsam" id="German:_balsam">, {{inh|de|gmh|balsam}} Middle High German balsam, {{inh|de|goh|balsamo}} Old High German balsamo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*balsamō}} Proto-West Germanic *balsamō, {{doublet|de|Bisam|Desman}} Doublet of Bisam and Desman Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Balsam m (strong, genitive Balsams, plural Balsame) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Balsams [genitive], Balsame [plural], strong [table-tags], Balsam [nominative, singular], Balsame [definite, nominative, plural], Balsams [genitive, singular], Balsame [definite, genitive, plural], Balsam [dative, singular], Balsamen [dative, definite, plural], Balsam [accusative, singular], Balsame [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. balm, balsam, ointment Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: balsamieren, Balsam für die Seele

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "balzsam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Kashubian",
      "lang_code": "csb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "balzam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "balʹzám",
      "word": "бальза́м"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "id": "balsam"
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "balsam"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "balsamo"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*balsamō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *balsamō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bisam",
        "3": "Desman"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German balsam, balsame, from Old High German balsamo, from Proto-West Germanic *balsamō. Doublet of Bisam and Desman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Balsams",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsame",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsame",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsams",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsame",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsamen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsame",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Balsam m (strong, genitive Balsams, plural Balsame)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "balsamieren"
        },
        {
          "word": "Balsam für die Seele"
        }
      ],
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        "balm, balsam, ointment"
      ],
      "id": "en-Balsam-de-noun-dw5HlZLQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "balm",
          "balm"
        ],
        [
          "balsam",
          "balsam"
        ],
        [
          "ointment",
          "ointment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbalza(ː)m/"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/De-Balsam.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Balsam"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "balsamieren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Balsam für die Seele"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "balzsam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Kashubian",
      "lang_code": "csb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "balzam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "balʹzám",
      "word": "бальза́м"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "gmh:balsam<id:balsam><ety:inh<goh:balsamo<id:balsam><ety:inh<gmw-pro:*balsamō<id:balsam>>>>>",
        "id": "balsam"
      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "balsam"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "balsamo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German balsamo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*balsamō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *balsamō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bisam",
        "3": "Desman"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Bisam and Desman",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German balsam, balsame, from Old High German balsamo, from Proto-West Germanic *balsamō. Doublet of Bisam and Desman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Balsams",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsame",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsame",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsamen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balsam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "German terms derived from Hebrew",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Pages with inline etymon for redlinks"
      ],
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        "balm, balsam, ointment"
      ],
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          "balm",
          "balm"
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        [
          "balsam",
          "balsam"
        ],
        [
          "ointment",
          "ointment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbalza(ː)m/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Balsam.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/De-Balsam.ogg/De-Balsam.ogg.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
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  ],
  "word": "Balsam"
}

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