lëmoshë
Albanian
Etymology
Either from Germanic (cf. Old High German alamuosa, Old Saxon alemōsa)[1], or directly from Late Latin eleemosyna.
Noun
lëmoshë f (indefinite plural lëmosha, definite singular lëmosha, definite plural lëmoshat)
- alms, charity
Derived terms
- lëmoshtër
References
- Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.222