lëmoshë

Albanian

Etymology

Either from Germanic (cf. Old High German alamuosa, Old Saxon alemōsa)[1], or directly from Late Latin eleemosyna.

Noun

lëmoshë f (indefinite plural lëmosha, definite singular lëmosha, definite plural lëmoshat)

  1. alms, charity
Derived terms
  • lëmoshtër

References
  1. Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.222
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