aalmoes
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Etymology
From Dutch aalmoes, from Middle Dutch aelmoesene, from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic *alimosina, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).
Pronunciation
Noun
aalmoes (plural aalmoese, diminutive aalmoesie)
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aelmoesene, from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).
Pronunciation
Noun
aalmoes f (plural aalmoezen, diminutive aalmoesje n)