compassio

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See also: compassió

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ passiō, calque of Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Pronunciation

Noun

compassiō f (genitive compassiōnis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) fellow suffering; sympathy, agreement, compassion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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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