almsa
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish almsa, from Old Irish almsan, from Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna, alteration of Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”); see there for further etymology.
Noun[edit]
almsa f (genitive singular almsan)
Declension[edit]
Declension of almsa
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- almsóireacht f (“(act of) almsgiving”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
almsa | n-almsa | halmsa | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “almsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “almsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
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- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
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