elemosina

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.leˈmɔ.zi.na/ Rhymes: -ɔzina Hyphenation: e‧le‧mò‧si‧na === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Late Latin eleēmosyna, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē). Compare the inherited counterpart limosina, now archaic. ==== Alternative forms ==== limosina (archaic, colloquial) ==== Noun ==== elemosina f (plural elemosine) charity (in the plural) alms ===== Descendants ===== → Romanian: elemozină === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== elemosina inflection of elemosinare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative