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/

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Noun

aalmoes (plural aalmoese, diminutive aalmoesie)

1. alms, charity

Derived terms

• aalmoesenier

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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: aal‧moes

Noun

aalmoes f (plural aalmoezen, diminutive aalmoesje n)

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

Derived terms

• aalmoeshuis
• aalmoezenier

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aalmoes
• Negerhollands: almis, almisse