Feminine

limosna

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(feminine) alms
(feminine) charity; charitable donation

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Hyphenated as

li‧mos‧na

Pronounced as (IPA)

/liˈmosna/

Inherited from Old Spanish

Cognate with French

Cognate with Italian

Cognate with Portuguese

Cognate with English

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish almosna, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna (“alms”) (compare French aumône, Italian elemosina, Portuguese esmola), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity, mercy”), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”). Cognate with English alms.