LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alimōnia

alimōnia f (genitive alimōniae)
Classical[a.lɪˈmoː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[a.liˈmɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. food, nourishment
  2. feeding, nurture

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealimōniaalimōniae
genitivealimōniae
alimōnī, alimōniī		alimōniārum
alimōniōrum
dativealimōniae
alimōniō		alimōniīs
accusativealimōniamalimōniās
ablativealimōniā
alimōniō		alimōniīs
vocativealimōniaalimōniae

ălĭmōnĭa, ae, f. alo (ante- and postclass. for alimentum),
I. nourishment, food, sustenance, support: quaestus alimoniae, Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 1: naturalis, Gell. 17, 15, 5: flammae, fuel, Prud. Cath. 5, 19; App. M. 2, p. 115: in alimoniam ignis, for the food of the burnt-offering, Vulg. Lev. 3, 16; ib. 1 Macc. 14, 10.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -mōnium Latin -mōnia Latin alimōnia From alō (“to nourish”, or a related adjectival root) + -mōnia.

Descendants
  • Englishalimony
  • Welshalimonifrom English alimony
  • Irishailiúnas

Quick answers

What does alimōnia mean in Latin?
alimōnia, a noun, means “food, nourishment; feeding, nurture”.
What is the genitive of alimōnia?
The genitive singular is alimōniae. alimōnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce alimōnia?
In classical Latin, [a.lɪˈmoː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.liˈmɔː.ni.a].