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compassio

compassio

See also: compassió

Latin

Noun

compassiō f ‎(genitive compassiōnis); third declension

  1. 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

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References

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/, [kɔmˈpas.si̯o], [komˈpas.si̯o]

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