almsa

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish almsa, from Old Irish almsan, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “I have mercy”), from ἔλεος (éleos, “mercy”).

Noun

almsa f (genitive singular almsan)

  1. alms

Declension
Declension of almsa

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative almsa
Vocative a almsa
Genitive almsan
Dative almsa

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an almsa
Genitive na halmsan
Dative leis an almsa

don almsa

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
almsa n-almsa halmsa not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "almsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “almsa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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