сочувствие

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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

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Noun

сочу́вствие (sočúvstvijen inan (genitive сочу́вствия, nominative plural сочу́вствия, genitive plural сочу́вствий)

  1. (obsolete) compassion, sympathy
  2. condolence
    Synonym: сострада́ние (sostradánije)

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