almužna

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German almuosen (“alms”), from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalmuʒna]

Noun

almužna f

  1. alms

Declension

Descendants

  • → Polish: jałmużna
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