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Russian
Etymology
со- (so-, “with”) + чу́вство (čúvstvo, “feeling”) + -ие (-ije, abstract noun suffix), a calque of Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: сочу́ствие)
Noun
сочу́вствие • (sočúvstvije) n inan (genitive сочу́вствия, nominative plural сочу́вствия, genitive plural сочу́вствий)
- (obsolete) compassion, sympathy
1869, Лев Толстой , “Том 2, Часть вторая, X”, in Война и мир; English translation from Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922–1923:Главноуправля́ющий вы́разил большо́е сочу́вствие наме́рениям Пье́ра; но заме́тил, что кро́ме э́тих преобразова́ний необходи́мо бы́ло вообще́ заня́ться дела́ми, кото́рые бы́ли в дурно́м состоя́нии.- Glavnoupravljájuščij výrazil bolʹšóje sočúvstvije namérenijam Pʹjéra; no zamétil, što króme étix preobrazovánij neobxodímo býlo voobščé zanjátʹsja delámi, kotóryje býli v durnóm sostojánii.
- The chief steward expressed great sympathy with Pierre's intentions, but remarked that besides these changes it would be necessary to go into the general state of affairs which was far from satisfactory.
- condolence
- Synonym: сострада́ние (sostradánije)
Declension