Etymology 1

From a (“atto-”) +‎ lm (“lumen”)Category:Translingual compound terms#ALM.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#ALM AmblongCategory:Translingual abbreviations#ALM with m and l interchanged.

Etymology

Back-formation from almsCategory:English back-formations#ALM.

Pronunciation

• (England, Wales) IPA^(key): /ɑːm/Category:English 1-syllable words#ALMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ALM
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑm/, /ɑlm/, (obsolete) /ɔlm/, /æm/Category:English 1-syllable words#ALMCategory:English 1-syllable words#ALMCategory:English 1-syllable words#ALMCategory:English 1-syllable words#ALMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ALM^[1]
• (Ireland, Scotland) IPA^(key): /am/Category:English 1-syllable words#ALMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ALM
• Rhymes: -ɑːm, -ɑːlm, -ɔːlmCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːm#ALMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːm/1 syllable#ALMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːlm#ALMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːlm/1 syllable#ALMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔːlm#ALMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔːlm/1 syllable#ALM
• Homophone: arm (most non-rhotic accents)Category:English terms with homophones#ALM

Noun

alm (plural alms)Category:English lemmas#ALMCategory:English nouns#ALMCategory:English countable nouns#ALMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ALMCategory:Pages with entries#ALMCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ALM

1. (nonstandardCategory:English nonstandard terms#ALM) Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.
   • 1992, Orlando B. Cuartocruz, Zamboanga Chabacano Folk Literature, page 26:

     An alm to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ALM

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   • 1992, Bobb Biehl, The Question Book, Thomas Nelson Publishers, →ISBN:

     If in doubt, you rarely go wrong giving an alm to the poor, and you might feel better about it.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ALM

   • 2015, Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Multnomah, →ISBN, page 78:

     “An alm for the love of God,” cries the beggar. Don Juan stops, reaches in his pocket and holds out his last gold coin above the outstretched arms of the [beggar].

     Category:English terms with quotations#ALM

   • 2020, Melanie Dickerson, The Peasant's Dream, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 99:

     He wanted to offer it to you, as an alm for the Church, but I told him you would never agree to that. But if you wish to pay one guilder per month, I think he would accept that.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ALM

References

Anagrams

• AML, LAM, Lam, Lam., M.L.A., MLA, Mal, Mal., lam, mal, mal-

Etymology

Borrowed from GermanCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from German#ALMCategory:Dutch terms derived from German#ALM Alm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlm/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#ALM
• Hyphenation: alm
• Rhymes: -ɑlmCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɑlm#ALM

Noun

alm f (plural almen, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#ALMCategory:Dutch nouns#ALMCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#ALMCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ALMCategory:Dutch feminine nouns#ALMCategory:Pages with entries#ALMCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ALM

1. alpine pasture [from mid 19th c.]
   • 1859, Heinrich Berghaus, Wat men van de aarde weet, en hoe men tot de kennis daarvan is gekomen, Vol. 3, tr. by P. van Os from German, Van Druten & Bleeker (publ.) page 229.

     Nu volgt weldra het drijven van het vee naar de alm.

     Now the driving of livestock to the alpine pasture soon follows.

     Category:Dutch terms with quotations#ALM

   Synonym: alpenweide

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#ALM almr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ALM *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ALM *h₁élem.

Noun

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almer, definite plural almene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ALMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ALMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ALMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ALMCategory:Pages with entries#ALMCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ALM

1. an elmCategory:nb:Trees#ALM

References

• “alm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#ALM almr. Akin to English elm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlm/Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation#ALM

Noun

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almar, definite plural almane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ALMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ALMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ALMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#ALMCategory:Pages with entries#ALMCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ALM

1. a wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
2. an elm, (a tree of the genus Ulmus)Category:nn:Trees#ALM

References

• “alm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#ALMCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#ALM almr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ALMCategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ALM *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ALMCategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ALM *h₁élem.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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  Category:Swedish terms with audio pronunciation#ALM

Noun

alm cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ALMCategory:Swedish nouns#ALMCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ALMCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ALMCategory:Pages with entries#ALMCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ALM

1. elm

Anagrams

• LMA, lam, mal

Etymology

Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Zoogocho Zapotec terms borrowed from Spanish#ALMCategory:Zoogocho Zapotec terms derived from Spanish#ALM alma, from LatinCategory:Zoogocho Zapotec terms derived from Latin#ALM anima.

Noun

almCategory:Zoogocho Zapotec lemmas#ALMCategory:Zoogocho Zapotec nouns#ALMCategory:Zoogocho Zapotec entries with incorrect language header#ALMCategory:Pages with entries#ALMCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ALM

1. soul

References

• Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000), Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3