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almsa

almsa

Irish

Alternative forms

almsain

Noun

almsa f ‎(genitive singular almsan)

alms

Declension

Declension of almsa

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	almsa
Vocative	a almsa
Genitive	almsan
Dative	almsa

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an almsa
Genitive	na halmsan
Dative	leis an almsa don almsa

Derived terms

almsach m ‎(“almsman”)
almsóir m ‎(“almoner”)

Related terms

almsóireacht f ‎(“(act of) almsgiving”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
almsa	n-almsa	halmsa	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"almsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“almsa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.