Feminine

aalmoes

Meaning

  1. (feminine) alms (gift to a beggar)
  2. (feminine) charity, small gift, pittance

Synonyms

een beetje

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaːl.mus/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch aelmoesene, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

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