elemozyna

See also: elemozyną

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mō

Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)

Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn)

Ancient Greek -συνος (-sunos)

Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē)

Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē)bor.

Latin eleēmosynalbor.

Polish elemozyna

Learned borrowing from Late Latin eleēmosyna. Doublet of jałmużna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.lɛ.mɔˈzɘ.na/
• Rhymes: -ɘna
• Syllabification: e‧le‧mo‧zy‧na

Noun

elemozyna f

1. (obsolete) alms (something given to the poor as charity)

   Synonym: jałmużna

Declension

Declension of elemozyna

	singular	plural
nominative	elemozyna	elemozyny
genitive	elemozyny	elemozyn
dative	elemozynie	elemozynom
accusative	elemozynę	elemozyny
instrumental	elemozyną	elemozynami
locative	elemozynie	elemozynach
vocative	elemozyno	elemozyny

Further reading

• elemozyna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Elemozyna on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl