alms en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æmz/ (US, obsolete)
- (US) audio
- /ɑlmz/ (US)
- /ɑːmz/ (UK)
- /ɑmz/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek -συνος (-sunos) Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē)bor. Late Latin eleēmosyna Vulgar Latin *alēmosynabor. Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā Old English ælmesse Middle English almesse English alms From Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “to have mercy”), from ἔλεος (éleos, “mercy”). Compare Saterland Frisian Aalmoose (“alms”), Dutch aalmoes (“alms”), German Almosen (“alms”), Catalan almoina (“alms”), Portuguese esmola (“alms”), Galician esmola (“alms”), Spanish limosna (“alms”), French aumône (“alms”).
Meanings
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Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
Alms are distributed from the weekly collection.
She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.
c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
almsfolk · almsless · almsland · almsroom · alms-folk · almsgiver · plough-alms · almshouse · alms-fee · almsgiving · alms penny · unalmsed · almsgift · almsman · alms tub · almsgate · almsdeed · almsful · alms-deed · almswoman
Descendants
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Translations (143)
kk зекет (something given to the poor as charity) · hi भीख (something given to the poor as charity) · ga oirchiseacht (something given to the poor as charity) · mn хандив (something given to the poor as charity) · cs almužna (something given to the poor as charity) · mi koha aroha (something given to the poor as charity) · ja 施し (something given to the poor as charity) · sv allmosa (something given to the poor as charity) · tt сәдака (something given to the poor as charity) · kk қайыр (something given to the poor as charity) · fa صدقه (something given to the poor as charity) · ko 의연금 (something given to the poor as charity) · la stips (something given to the poor as charity) · dz སྦྱིན་པ (something given to the poor as charity) · it elemosina (something given to the poor as charity) · nb almisse (something given to the poor as charity) · my ဒါန (something given to the poor as charity) · tg садақа (something given to the poor as charity) · pa ਭਿੱਖ (something given to the poor as charity) · ky садага (something given to the poor as charity) · ko 구호금 (something given to the poor as charity) · ar صَدَقَة (something given to the poor as charity) · mk милостина (something given to the poor as charity) · sk milodar (something given to the poor as charity) · pi bhikkhā (something given to the poor as charity) · sk almužna (something given to the poor as charity) · sa भिक्षा (something given to the poor as charity) · bn সদকা (something given to the poor as charity) · got 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍉 (something given to the poor as charity) · id infak (something given to the poor as charity) · fr aumône (something given to the poor as charity) · ro pomană (something given to the poor as charity) · tr zekât (something given to the poor as charity) · vi của bố thí (something given to the poor as charity) · cmn 施捨物 /施舍物 (something given to the poor as charity) · sl miloščina (something given to the poor as charity) · ru ми́лостыня (something given to the poor as charity) · mi moni aroha (something given to the poor as charity) · nl aalmoes (something given to the poor as charity) · yi צדקה (something given to the poor as charity) · es limosna (something given to the poor as charity) · he נְדָבָה (something given to the poor as charity) · cmn 救濟金 /救济金 (something given to the poor as charity) · ps خير (something given to the poor as charity) · be мі́ласціна (something given to the poor as charity) · gul aa’ms (something given to the poor as charity) · io almono (something given to the poor as charity) · ga foighe (something given to the poor as charity) · mt limosja (something given to the poor as charity) · ms sedekah (something given to the poor as charity) · ny sadaka (something given to the poor as charity) · pra 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (something given to the poor as charity) · tk haýyr (something given to the poor as charity) · ur صدقہ (something given to the poor as charity) · sh мило̀стиња (something given to the poor as charity) · sa दान (something given to the poor as charity) · fa تسک (something given to the poor as charity) · ro milostenie (something given to the poor as charity) · tr sadaka (something given to the poor as charity) · az sədəqə (something given to the poor as charity) · et almus (something given to the poor as charity) · tl limos (something given to the poor as charity) · id sedekah (something given to the poor as charity) · ug سەدىقە (something given to the poor as charity) · cmn 施捨 /施舍 (something given to the poor as charity) · ja 施し物 (something given to the poor as charity) · da almisse (something given to the poor as charity) · ps صدقه (something given to the poor as charity) · ca almoina (something given to the poor as charity) · bg милости́ня (something given to the poor as charity) · lo ຂອງໄຫ້ທານ (something given to the poor as charity) · hu alamizsna (something given to the poor as charity) · sw sadaka (something given to the poor as charity) · hi भिक्षा (something given to the poor as charity) · mn өглөг (something given to the poor as charity) · ne भिख (something given to the poor as charity) · hi दान (something given to the poor as charity) · pl jałmużna (something given to the poor as charity) · pt esmola (something given to the poor as charity) · omr 𑘥𑘲𑘎 (something given to the poor as charity) · grc ἐλεημοσύνη (something given to the poor as charity) · ar خَيْر (something given to the poor as charity) · txb yāṣṣu (something given to the poor as charity) · egl limòśna (something given to the poor as charity) · hy ողորմություն (something given to the poor as charity) · lt išmalda (something given to the poor as charity) · el ελεημοσύνη (something given to the poor as charity) · pra 𑀪𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (something given to the poor as charity) · sco aumous (something given to the poor as charity) · kw alusennow (something given to the poor as charity) · tk sadaka (something given to the poor as charity) · ga almsa (something given to the poor as charity) · bn ভিখ (something given to the poor as charity) · ba саҙаҡа (something given to the poor as charity) · got 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌸𐌰 (something given to the poor as charity) · ta அளி (something given to the poor as charity) · la eleēmosyna (something given to the poor as charity) · qu t'itu (something given to the poor as charity) · hi ख़ैरात (something given to the poor as charity) · sh milòstinja (something given to the poor as charity) · fa خیر (something given to the poor as charity) · kk садақа (something given to the poor as charity) · lo ທານ (something given to the poor as charity) · de Almosen (something given to the poor as charity) · bn খয়রাত (something given to the poor as charity) · af aalmoes (something given to the poor as charity) · tg хайр (something given to the poor as charity) · txb pintwāt (something given to the poor as charity) · uk ми́лостиня (something given to the poor as charity) · lo ຂອງທານ (something given to the poor as charity) · eo almozo (something given to the poor as charity) · sq lëmoshë (something given to the poor as charity) · th ไทยทาน (something given to the poor as charity) · ky зекет (something given to the poor as charity) · ba хәйер (something given to the poor as charity) · fi almu (something given to the poor as charity) · ru подая́ние (something given to the poor as charity) · ka მოწყალება (something given to the poor as charity) · he צְדָקָה (something given to the poor as charity) · pa بھِکّھ (something given to the poor as charity) · vi chẩn (something given to the poor as charity) · ga déirc (something given to the poor as charity) · pi bhikkhā (something given to the poor as charity) · vec łimòzina (something given to the poor as charity) · ur بِھیک (something given to the poor as charity) · km ទាន (something given to the poor as charity) · uz sadaqa (something given to the poor as charity) · bn ভিক্ষা (something given to the poor as charity) · lv dāvanas (something given to the poor as charity) · ky кайыр (something given to the poor as charity) · is ölmusa (something given to the poor as charity) · pi dāna (something given to the poor as charity) · gl esmola (something given to the poor as charity) · id sumbangan (something given to the poor as charity) · mr भीक (something given to the poor as charity) · uz xayr (something given to the poor as charity) · gu ભીખ (something given to the poor as charity) · ne दान (something given to the poor as charity) · ur خیرات (something given to the poor as charity) · bo སྦྱིན་པ (something given to the poor as charity) · th ทาน (something given to the poor as charity) · nn almisse (something given to the poor as charity) · cu милостꙑн҄и (something given to the poor as charity)