compassio

See also: compassió

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ passiō, calque of Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /komˈpas.si.oː/, [kɔmˈpas.si.oː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈpas.si.o/

Noun

compassiō f (genitive compassiōnis); third declension

(Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) fellow suffering; sympathy, agreement, compassion

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	compassiō	compassiōnēs
Genitive	compassiōnis	compassiōnum
Dative	compassiōnī	compassiōnibus
Accusative	compassiōnem	compassiōnēs
Ablative	compassiōne	compassiōnibus
Vocative	compassiō	compassiōnēs

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: compassió
English: compassion
French: compassion
Italian: compassione
Portuguese: compaixão
Romanian: compasiune
→ Russian: сострада́ние n inan (sostradánije) (calque)
Spanish: compasión

References

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

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