consolation

English

Etymology

From Old French consolacion (French consolation), from Latin solacium, from the deponent verb solor.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

consolation (countable and uncountable, plural consolations)

The act of consoling.
The prize or benefit for the loser.
(sports) A consolation goal.

Translations

act of consoling

Bulgarian: утеха (bg) f (uteha), утешение (bg) n (utešenie)
Czech: útěcha f
Dutch: vertroosting (nl) f
French: consoler (fr), consolation (fr) f
German: Trost (de)
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (gaþrafsteins)
Greek: παρηγοριά (el) f (parigoriá)
Maori: tupoho

Polish: pocieszenie (pl) n
Portuguese: consolo (pt) m, consolação (pt) f
Romanian: consolare (ro) f
Russian: утеше́ние (ru) n (utešénije)
Serbo-Croatian: utjeha (sh) f
Spanish: consolación f, consuelo (es) m
Tagalog: palubag-loob
Yiddish: טרייסט‎ f (treyst)

prize for the loser

Bulgarian: утешителна награда (utešitelna nagrada)
Czech: cena útěchy
Dutch: troost (nl) m
Finnish: lohdutus (fi), lohtu
German: Trostpreis (de) m

Portuguese: consolação (pt) f
Russian: утеши́тельный приз m (utešítelʹnyj priz)
Serbo-Croatian: utješna nagrada f
Spanish: premio de consolación m, premio de consuelo m
Tagalog: ambos

See also

solace

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

consolation f (plural consolations)

consolation

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