Balsam

See also: balsam, bàlsam, and balšám

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Balsam, an occupational surname for a seller of perfumes. It could also be an English habitational surname, from Balsham, in Cambridgeshire.

Proper noun

Balsam (plural Balsams)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Balsam is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Balsam is most common among White (97.7%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German balsam, balsame, from Old High German balsamo,[1] from Proto-West Germanic *balsamō. Doublet of Bisam and Desman.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbalza(ː)m/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Balsam m (strong, genitive Balsams, plural Balsame)

    1. balm, balsam, ointment

    Declension

    Declension of Balsam [masculine, strong]
    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

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Hungarian: balzsam
    • → Kashubian: balzam
    • → Russian: бальза́м (balʹzám)

    References

    1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Balsam”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

    Further reading

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