elemosina

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.leˈmɔ.zi.na/
• Rhymes: -ɔzina
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧mò‧si‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē). Compare the inherited counterpart limosina, now archaic.

Alternative forms

• limosina (archaic, colloquial)

Noun

elemosina f (plural elemosine)

1. charity
2. (in the plural) alms

Descendants

• → Romanian: elemozină

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elemosina

1. inflection of elemosinare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative