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Russian
Etymology
со- (so-, “with”) + страда́ние (stradánije, “suffering”), perhaps a calque of Latin compassiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
сострада́ние • (sostradánije) n inan (genitive сострада́ния, nominative plural сострада́ния, genitive plural сострада́ний)
- compassion, sympathy
- Synonym: сочу́вствие (sočúvstvije)
1927, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], Синяя звезда; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):Доброта́, уча́стие, справедли́вость, сострада́ние излива́лись из неё, подо́бно луча́м, даю́щим вокру́г свет, тепло́ и ра́дость.- Dobrotá, učástije, spravedlívostʹ, sostradánije izliválisʹ iz nejó, podóbno lučám, dajúščim vokrúg svet, tepló i rádostʹ.
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Declension