alimonia

Latin

Etymology

From alō (“I nourish”, or a related adjectival root) +‎ -mōnia.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.liˈmoː.ni.a/, [a.lɪˈmoː.ni.a]

Noun

alimōnia f (genitive alimōniae); first declension

food, nourishment
feeding, nurture

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	alimōnia	alimōniae
genitive	alimōniae	alimōniārum
dative	alimōniae	alimōniīs
accusative	alimōniam	alimōniās
ablative	alimōniā	alimōniīs
vocative	alimōnia	alimōniae

Synonyms

alimentum

Descendants

English: alimony

References

alimonia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
alimonia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
alimonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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