aalmoes

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːl.mus/
  • (file)

Noun

aalmoes (plural aalmoese, diminutive aalmoesie)

  1. alms, charity

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːl.mus/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aal‧moes

Noun

aalmoes f (plural aalmoezen, diminutive aalmoesje n)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: aalmoes
  • Negerhollands: almis, almisse
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