aalmoes

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Etymology

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From Dutch aalmoes, from Middle Dutch aelmoesene, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *alimosina, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːl.mus/
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Noun

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aalmoes (plural aalmoese, diminutive aalmoesie)

  1. alms, charity

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch aelmoesene, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːl.mus/
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  • Hyphenation: aal‧moes

Noun

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aalmoes f (plural aalmoezen, diminutive aalmoesje n)

  1. alms (gift to a beggar)
  2. charity, small gift, pittance

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: aalmoes
  • Negerhollands: almis, almisse