alimonia

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alō (I nourish, or a related adjectival root) +‎ -mōnia.

Pronunciation

Noun

alimōnia f (genitive alimōniae); first declension

  1. food, nourishment
  2. feeding, nurture

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative alimōnia alimōniae
genitive alimōniae alimōniārum
dative alimōniae alimōniīs
accusative alimōniam alimōniās
ablative alimōniā alimōniīs
vocative alimōnia alimōniae

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: alimony
    • Welsh: alimoni
  • Irish: ailiúnas (calque)

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