elemosina

Italian

Alternative forms

• limosina (archaic, popular)

Etymology

From Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē). See also the now archaic variant limosina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.leˈmɔ.zi.na/

Noun

elemosina f (plural elemosine)

1. charity
2. (in the plural) alms

Descendants

• → Romanian: elemozină

Verb

elemosina

1. third-person singular present indicative of elemosinare
2. second-person singular imperative of elemosinare