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Ukrainian
Etymology
From спів- (spiv-) + чуття́ (čuttjá) or співчува́ти (spivčuváty) + -ття́ (-ttjá). Compare Russian сочу́вствие (sočúvstvije), Polish współczucie.
Pronunciation
Noun
співчуття́ • (spivčuttjá) n inan (genitive співчуття́, nominative plural співчуття́, genitive plural співчутті́в)
- compassion, sympathy (deep awareness of the suffering of another)
- commiseration, condolence (expression of sympathy)
- Приймі́ть мої́ щи́рі співчуття́. ― Pryjmítʹ mojí ščýri spivčuttjá. ― Please accept my sincere condolences. (literally, “Accept my sincere condolences.”)
- empathy
- Synonyms: емпа́тія f (empátija), співпережива́ння n (spivperežyvánnja)
Declension
Declension of співчуття́ (inan neut in -ja accent-b)
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1978), “співчуття”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 9 (С), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 522
- “співчуття”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “співчуття”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “співчуття”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)