"balsam" meaning in Swedish

See balsam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Old Swedish balsam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), likely from a Semitic source. Compare Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bōśem, “perfume”) and Arabic بَشَام (bašām). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|balsam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Swedish balsam, {{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|balsam}} Inherited from Old Swedish balsam, {{der|sv|la|balsamum}} Latin balsamum, {{der|sv|grc|βάλσαμον}} Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), {{cog|he|בושם|בֹּשֶׂם|perfume|tr=bōśem}} Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bōśem, “perfume”), {{cog|ar|بَشَام}} Arabic بَشَام (bašām) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=c|head=|sort=}} balsam n or c, {{sv-noun|n|g2=c}} balsam n or c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}}, {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], balsam [indefinite, nominative, singular], balsams [genitive, indefinite, singular], balsamet [definite, nominative, singular], balsamets [definite, genitive, singular], balsam [indefinite, nominative, plural], balsams [genitive, indefinite, plural], balsamen [definite, nominative, plural], balsamens [definite, genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], balsam [indefinite, nominative, singular], balsams [genitive, indefinite, singular], balsamen [definite, nominative, singular], balsamens [definite, genitive, singular], balsamer [indefinite, nominative, plural], balsamers [genitive, indefinite, plural], balsamerna [definite, nominative, plural], balsamernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. balsam (sweet-smelling oil) Tags: common-gender, neuter
    Sense id: en-balsam-sv-noun-6f9aNaLy
  2. hair conditioner Tags: common-gender, neuter Synonyms: hårbalsam
    Sense id: en-balsam-sv-noun-HfzCtl9E Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 18 57 25
  3. (figurative) balm, balsam (something soothing) Tags: common-gender, figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-balsam-sv-noun-Rg-Cbg0R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balsamvinäger, hårbalsam, kylbalsam, läppbalsam, sprejbalsam

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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