palsami

Finnish

Alternative forms

• balsami

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish balsam; ultimately from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlsɑmi/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠ɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlsɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): pal‧sa‧mi

Noun

palsami

1. balsam, balm (any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America)
2. balsam, balm (any aromatic or fragrant ointment)
3. (figuratively) balsam, balm (anything that heals or soothes)

   Klassinen musiikki on suloista palsamia murheillemme.

   Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows.

4. impatiens, touch-me-not, snapweed, patience; jewelweed (US) (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens)

Declension

Inflection of palsami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		palsami	palsamit
genitive		palsamin	palsamien palsameiden palsameitten
partitive		palsamia	palsameita palsameja
illative		palsamiin	palsameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		palsami	palsamit
accusative	nom.	palsami	palsamit
	gen.	palsamin
genitive		palsamin	palsamien palsameiden palsameitten
partitive		palsamia	palsameita palsameja
inessive		palsamissa	palsameissa
elative		palsamista	palsameista
illative		palsamiin	palsameihin
adessive		palsamilla	palsameilla
ablative		palsamilta	palsameilta
allative		palsamille	palsameille
essive		palsamina	palsameina
translative		palsamiksi	palsameiksi
abessive		palsamitta	palsameitta
instructive		—	palsamein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of palsami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsamini palsamini accusative nom. palsamini palsamini gen. palsamini genitive palsamini palsamieni palsameideni palsameitteni partitive palsamiani palsameitani palsamejani inessive palsamissani palsameissani elative palsamistani palsameistani illative palsamiini palsameihini adessive palsamillani palsameillani ablative palsamiltani palsameiltani allative palsamilleni palsameilleni essive palsaminani palsameinani translative palsamikseni palsameikseni abessive palsamittani palsameittani instructive — — comitative — palsameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsamisi palsamisi accusative nom. palsamisi palsamisi gen. palsamisi genitive palsamisi palsamiesi palsameidesi palsameittesi partitive palsamiasi palsameitasi palsamejasi inessive palsamissasi palsameissasi elative palsamistasi palsameistasi illative palsamiisi palsameihisi adessive palsamillasi palsameillasi ablative palsamiltasi palsameiltasi allative palsamillesi palsameillesi essive palsaminasi palsameinasi translative palsamiksesi palsameiksesi abessive palsamittasi palsameittasi instructive — — comitative — palsameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsamimme palsamimme accusative nom. palsamimme palsamimme gen. palsamimme genitive palsamimme palsamiemme palsameidemme palsameittemme partitive palsamiamme palsameitamme palsamejamme inessive palsamissamme palsameissamme elative palsamistamme palsameistamme illative palsamiimme palsameihimme adessive palsamillamme palsameillamme ablative palsamiltamme palsameiltamme allative palsamillemme palsameillemme essive palsaminamme palsameinamme translative palsamiksemme palsameiksemme abessive palsamittamme palsameittamme instructive — — comitative — palsameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsaminne palsaminne accusative nom. palsaminne palsaminne gen. palsaminne genitive palsaminne palsamienne palsameidenne palsameittenne partitive palsamianne palsameitanne palsamejanne inessive palsamissanne palsameissanne elative palsamistanne palsameistanne illative palsamiinne palsameihinne adessive palsamillanne palsameillanne ablative palsamiltanne palsameiltanne allative palsamillenne palsameillenne essive palsaminanne palsameinanne translative palsamiksenne palsameiksenne abessive palsamittanne palsameittanne instructive — — comitative — palsameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative palsaminsa palsaminsa accusative nom. palsaminsa palsaminsa gen. palsaminsa genitive palsaminsa palsamiensa palsameidensa palsameittensa partitive palsamiaan palsamiansa palsameitaan palsamejaan palsameitansa palsamejansa inessive palsamissaan palsamissansa palsameissaan palsameissansa elative palsamistaan palsamistansa palsameistaan palsameistansa illative palsamiinsa palsameihinsa adessive palsamillaan palsamillansa palsameillaan palsameillansa ablative palsamiltaan palsamiltansa palsameiltaan palsameiltansa allative palsamilleen palsamillensa palsameilleen palsameillensa essive palsaminaan palsaminansa palsameinaan palsameinansa translative palsamikseen palsamiksensa palsameikseen palsameiksensa abessive palsamittaan palsamittansa palsameittaan palsameittansa instructive — — comitative — palsameineen palsameinensa

Synonyms

• (flower): häpykannus

Derived terms

• palsamoida

 

compounds

• balsamiviinietikka
• haavapalsami
• jättipalsami
• kanadanpalsami
• kopaivapalsami
• lääkepalsami
• mummonpalsami
• palsamihaapa
• palsamikukka
• palsamikuusi
• palsaminkukka
• palsamipoppeli
• palsamipuu
• perunpalsami

 

Further reading

• “palsami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• lampsia, psalmia