alămojnă

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic алмо зино (almo zino) or Hungarian alamizsna, in either case ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, pity, mercy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ləˈmoʒ.nə/
  • Rhymes: -oʒnə
  • Hyphenation: a‧lă‧moj‧nă

Noun

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alămojnă f (plural alămojne) (obsolete)

  1. charity, dole, alms
    Synonym: pomană

Declension

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References

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