alămojnă

Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alămojnă f (plural alămojne) (obsolete)

  1. charity, dole, alms
    Synonym: pomană

Declension

Declension of alămojnă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative alămojnă alămojna alămojne alămojnele
genitive-dative alămojne alămojnei alămojne alămojnelor
vocative alămojnă, alămojno alămojnelor

References

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