allmosa

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish almosa, from Old Norse ǫlmusa(al-), from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

Noun

allmosa c

  1. (chiefly historical or ironic) an alms (gift to the poor)

Declension

Declension of allmosa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite allmosa allmosas
definite allmosan allmosans
plural indefinite allmosor allmosors
definite allmosorna allmosornas

References

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