almozen
Cimbrian
Etymology
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek -συνος (-sunos)
Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē)
Late Latin eleēmosyna
Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā
Old High German alamuosa
Middle High German almuosen
Cimbrian almozen
Inherited from Middle High German almuosen, from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē).
Noun
àlmozen f
- charity
- Machet àlmozen, bénne ar möghet. ― He does charity when he can.
References
- “almozen” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo