limosna
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish almosna, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna (“alms”) (compare French aumône, Italian elemosina, Portuguese esmola), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity, mercy”), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”). Cognate with English alms.
Pronunciation
Noun
limosna f (plural limosnas)
- alms
- charity; charitable donation
- Synonym: caridad
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “limosna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014