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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalostь. Compare Russian жа́лость (žálostʹ), Polish żałość.
Pronunciation
Noun
жа́лість • (žálistʹ) f inan (genitive жа́лості or жа́лости, uncountable)
- pity (a feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something)
- (rare) sorrow, woe
Declension
Declension of жа́лість (inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a і-о)
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жалість”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “жалість”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “жалість”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “жалість”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “жалість”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “жалість”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “жалість”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)