balsamina

See also: Balsamina and balsaminą

Catalan

Etymology

From the species name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəl.səˈmi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bal.saˈmi.na]

Noun

balsamina f (plural balsamines)

1. garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)

   Synonyms: balsamer, floqueter, papagall

2. (botany, by extension) any plant in the genus Impatiens

Derived terms

• balsamina africana
• balsamina salvatge

Further reading

• “balsamina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

See balsamo (“balsam”). Also compare New Latin Balsamina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal.saˈmi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: bal‧sa‧mì‧na

Noun

balsamina f (plural balsamine)

1. garden balsam (plant), Impatiens balsamina

   Synonym: begliuomini

2. (botany, by extension) the genus Impatiens

Derived terms

• balsaminacee

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French balsamine, from Late Latin balsaminus, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal.saˈmi.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: bal‧sa‧mi‧na

Noun

balsamina f

1. balsamine, garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)

   Synonyms: niecierpek balsamina, niecierpek ogrodowy

Declension

Declension of balsamina

	singular	plural
nominative	balsamina	balsaminy
genitive	balsaminy	balsamin
dative	balsaminie	balsaminom
accusative	balsaminę	balsaminy
instrumental	balsaminą	balsaminami
locative	balsaminie	balsaminach
vocative	balsamino	balsaminy

Related terms

(adjectives):

• balsamiczny
• balsamowy

(adverb):

• balsamicznie

(nouns):

• balsam
• balsaminka
• balsamista
• balsamka
• balsamodrzew
• balsamowiec

(verbs):

• balsamować impf
• nabalsamować pf
• zabalsamować pf

Further reading

• balsamina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balsamina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

See bálsamo (“balsam”). Also compare New Latin Balsamina.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.saˈmĩ.nɐ/ [baʊ̯.saˈmĩ.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.saˈmĩ.nɐ/ [baʊ̯.saˈmĩ.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.saˈmi.na/ [baʊ̯.saˈmi.na]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bal.sɐˈmi.nɐ/ [baɫ.sɐˈmi.nɐ]

• Hyphenation: bal‧sa‧mi‧na

Noun

balsamina f (plural balsaminas)

1. balsam (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens)

Spanish

Noun

balsamina f (plural balsaminas)

1. balsam
2. Any of a number of plants. See w:es:balsamina for details

Further reading

• “balsamina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10