LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

opobalsamum

opobalsamum n (genitive opobalsamī)
Classical[ɔ.pɔˈbaɫ.sa.mũː]Ecclesiastical[o.poˈbal.sa.mum]

Meaning

  1. neuteropobalsam
  2. neuterany perfume

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeopobalsamumopobalsama
genitiveopobalsamīopobalsamōrum
dativeopobalsamōopobalsamīs
accusativeopobalsamumopobalsama
ablativeopobalsamōopobalsamīs
vocativeopobalsamumopobalsama

ŏpŏbalsămum, i, n., = ὀποβάλσαμον,
I. the juice of the balsam-tree, opobalsam, balsam, balm, Stat. S. 3, 2, 141; Just. 36, 3, 4; Plin. 37, 13, 78, § 204.—Used for embalming bodies, Inscr. Grut. 692, 10.—
II. Hence, in gen., perfume: hirsuto spirant opobalsama collo Quae tibi, Juv. 2, 41.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀποβάλσαμον (opobálsamon).

In English words that came into English from opobalsamum

  • opobalsamopobalsamum

Quick answers

What does opobalsamum mean in Latin?
opobalsamum, a noun, means “opobalsam; any perfume”.
What is the genitive of opobalsamum?
The genitive singular is opobalsamī. opobalsamum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce opobalsamum?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.pɔˈbaɫ.sa.mũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.poˈbal.sa.mum].