alms

See also: ALMS, ALMs, and Alms

English

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos)
    Proto-Indo-European *-eti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
    Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
    Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn)
    Ancient Greek -συνος (-sunos)
    Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē)bor.
    Vulgar Latin *alēmosynabor.
    Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā
    Old English ælmesse
    Middle English almesse
    English alms

    From Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “I have mercy”), from ἔλεος (éleos, “mercy”). Compare Saterland Frisian Aalmoose (“alms”), Dutch aalmoes (“alms”), German Almosen (“alms”), Catalan almoina (“alms”), Portuguese esmola (“alms”), Galician esmola (“alms”), Spanish limosna (“alms”), French aumône (“alms”).

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ɑːmz/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ɑmz/, /ɑlmz/, (obsolete) /æmz/[1]
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɑːmz, -ɑːlmz
    • Homophone: arms (most non-rhotic accents)

    Noun

    alms (plural alms)

    1. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
      Hyponym: Maundy money
      She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.
      Alms are distributed from the weekly collection.

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    Descendants

    • Gullah: aa'ms

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    References

    1. ^ Krapp, George Philip (1925), The English Language in America‎[1], volume II, New York: Century Co. for the Modern Language Association of America, →OCLC, page 82.

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    Swedish

    Noun

    alms

    1. indefinite genitive singular of alm

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