different between alms vs ales
alms
English
Etymology
From Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alimosina, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin ele?mosyna, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ele?mosún?, “alms”), from ????? (eleé?, “I have mercy”), from ????? (éleos, “mercy”). Compare Saterland Frisian Aalmoose (“alms”), Dutch aalmoes (“alms”), German Almosen (“alms”). Doublet of eleemosynary.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??mz/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mz/, /?lmz/
- Rhymes: -??mz
- Homophone: arms (non-rhotic accents)
Noun
alms (plural alms)
- Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
- She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms.
- Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.
- c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints
- St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.
Derived terms
- almsgiver
- almsgiving
Related terms
- eleemosynary
Descendants
- Gullah: aa'ms
Translations
Anagrams
- AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, MASL, SAML, SLAM, lams, mals, masl, salm, slam
Swedish
Noun
alms
- indefinite genitive singular of alm
Anagrams
- mals, smal
alms From the web:
- what alms mean
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- almsgiving meaning
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- what's almshouse mean
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ales
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e?lz/
- Homophone: ails
Noun
ales
- plural of ale
Anagrams
- ASLE, ELAS, Elsa, LAEs, LEAs, SEAL, Sale, Salé, Seal, Sela, aels, lase, leas, sale, seal, sela
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?a.l?s/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?a.les/
Noun
ales
- plural of ala
Estonian
Noun
ales
- inessive singular of ale
Ladin
Etymology
a +? les
Contraction
ales
- at the; to the (feminine plural)
Latin
Pronunciation
- ?les: (Classical) IPA(key): /?a?.les/, [?ä????s?]
- ?les: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.les/, [???l?s]
- al?s: (Classical) IPA(key): /?a.le?s/, [?ä??e?s?]
- al?s: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.les/, [???l?s]
Etymology 1
From ?la (“wing”) + e? (“go”).
Adjective
?les (genitive ?litis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- Winged
- Synonym: ?l?tus
- aerial
- quick, fleet, rapid, swift
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Related terms
Noun
?les m or f (genitive ?litis); third declension
- (usually only of large birds, masculine or feminine) A fowl, bird.
- (related to birds that give omens, feminine) An augury, omen, sign.
- (masculine) A winged deity or monster.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
al?s
- second-person singular future active indicative of al?
References
- ales in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ales in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ales in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ales in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- ales in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[2]
Portuguese
Verb
ales
- second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of alar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) negative imperative of alar
Romanian
Etymology
Past participle of alege.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a?les]
Adjective
ales m or n (feminine singular ales?, masculine plural ale?i, feminine and neuter plural alese)
- chosen
Declension
Verb
ales
- past participle of alege chosen, selected
Declension
See also
- mai ales
ales From the web:
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- what ales you menu
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- what ales you maui menu