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jałmużna

//jawˈmuʐ.na//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    alms (something given to the poor as charity)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek -συνος (-sunos) Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē)bor. Late Latin eleēmosyna Vulgar Latin *alēmosynabor. Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā Old High German alamuosa Middle High German almuosenbor. Czech almužnabor. Polish jałmużna Borrowed from Czech almužna. Doublet of elemozyna.

Forms

  • jamużnaalternative
Nominative
Singular
jałmużna
Plural
jałmużny
Genitive
Singular
jałmużny
Plural
jałmużn
Dative
Singular
jałmużnie
Plural
jałmużnom
Accusative
Singular
jałmużnę
Plural
jałmużny
Instrumental
Singular
jałmużną
Plural
jałmużnami
Locative
Singular
jałmużnie
Plural
jałmużnach
Vocative
Singular
jałmużno
Plural
jałmużny

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