Almosen
German (Berlin)
/ˈalˌmoːzən/
noun
Definitions
- alms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German almuosen (alms) inherited from Old High German alamuosa derived from Middle Low German almōse derived from Old Saxon alamosna derived from Latin eleēmosyna (alms) derived from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (alms, pity, mercy).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐλεημοσύνη
Gloss
alms, pity, mercy
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
哀
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alms English
- alms-folk English
- almsdeed English
- almsfolk English
- almsful English
- almsgiver English
- almsgiving English
- almshouse English
- almsless English
- almsman English
- almswoman English
- eleemosynous English
- unalmsed English
- *alemosyna Latin
- eleemosyna Latin
- eleēmosyna Latin
- elemosina Italian
- aumône French
- aumônerie French
- ἐλεήμων Ancient Greek
- ἐλεημοσύνη Ancient Greek
- almosa Swedish
- almisse Norwegian Nynorsk
- almes Middle English
- ǫlmusa Old Norse
- almužna Czech
- almosne Old French
- aumosnier Old French
- ελεημοσύνη Greek (modern)
- elusen Welsh
- alamuosa Old High German
- almuosan Old High German
- almono Ido
- almsan Old Irish
- almuosen Middle High German
- *alimosina gmw-pro
- almus Estonian
- esmolla Old Portuguese
- esmolna Old Portuguese
- almōse Middle Low German
- halmosen Middle Low German
- almozen Cimbrian
- alamosna Old Saxon
- jelmisse Old Frisian
- Aalmoose Saterland Frisian
- aa'ms Gullah