Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ǫlmusa, from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, alms), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, I have mercy), from ἔλεος (éleos, mercy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ölmusa f (genitive singular ölmusu, nominative plural ölmusur)

  1. alms

Declension

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Declension of ölmusa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ölmusa ölmusan ölmusur ölmusurnar
accusative ölmusu ölmusuna ölmusur ölmusurnar
dative ölmusu ölmusunni ölmusum ölmusunum
genitive ölmusu ölmusunnar ölmusa ölmusanna