Wiktionary

alm

See also: ALM and Alm

Translingual

edit

Symbol

edit

alm

  1. (metrology) Symbol for attolumen, an SI unit of luminous flux equal to 10−18 lumens.

English

edit

Etymology

edit

Back-formation from alms.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

alm (plural alms)

  1. (nonstandard) Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.
    • 1992, Orlando B. Cuartocruz, Zamboanga Chabacano Folk Literature, page 26:
      An alm to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.
    • 1992, Bobb Biehl, The Question Book, Thomas Nelson Publishers, →ISBN:
      If in doubt, you rarely go wrong giving an alm to the poor, and you might feel better about it.
    • 2015, Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Multnomah, →ISBN, page 78:
      “An alm for the love of God,” cries the beggar. Don Juan stops, reaches in his pocket and holds out his last gold coin above the outstretched arms of the [beggar].
    • 2020, Melanie Dickerson, The Peasant's Dream, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 99:
      He wanted to offer it to you, as an alm for the Church, but I told him you would never agree to that. But if you wish to pay one guilder per month, I think he would accept that.

References

edit
  1. ^ Krapp, George Philip (1925) The English Language in America‎[1], volume II, New York: Century Co. for the Modern Language Association of America, →OCLC, page 82.

Anagrams

edit

Dutch

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from German Alm.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

alm f (plural almen)

  1. alpine pasture [from mid 19th c.]
    • 1859, Heinrich Berghaus, Wat men van de aarde weet, en hoe men tot de kennis daarvan is gekomen, Vol. 3, tr. by P. van Os from German, Van Druten & Bleeker (publ.) page 229.
      Nu volgt weldra het drijven van het vee naar de alm.
      Now the driving of livestock to the alpine pasture soon follows.
    Synonym: alpenweide

Hypernyms

edit

Norwegian Bokmål

edit
 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

edit

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem.

Noun

edit

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almer, definite plural almene)

  1. an elm

Derived terms

edit

References

edit

Norwegian Nynorsk

edit
 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

edit

From Old Norse almr. Akin to English elm.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almar, definite plural almane)

  1. a wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
  2. an elm, (a tree of the genus Ulmus)

Derived terms

edit

References

edit

Swedish

edit
 
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

edit

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem.

Pronunciation

edit
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

alm c

  1. elm

Declension

edit
Declension of alm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite alm alms
definite almen almens
plural indefinite almar almars
definite almarna almarnas

Derived terms

edit

Anagrams

edit

Zoogocho Zapotec

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Spanish alma, from Latin anima.

Noun

edit

alm

  1. soul

References

edit
  • Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=alm&oldid=81339339"