πάθος

See also: παθός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παθ- (path-), zero-grade of the root of πᾰ́σχω (páskhō, I feel, suffer). Compare the aorist ἔπαθον (épathon). Related to πένθος (pénthos), as βάθος (báthos) is related to βένθος (bénthos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰ́θος • (páthos) n (genitive πᾰ́θους or πᾰ́θεος); third declension

  1. pain, suffering, death
  2. misfortune, calamity, disaster, misery
  3. any strong feeling, passion, emotion
  4. condition, state
  5. incident
  6. modification of words

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: pathos
  • French: pathos
  • Greek: πάθος (páthos)
  • Russian: па́фос (páfos)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.θo̞s/
  • Hyphenation: πά‧θος

Noun

πάθος • (páthos) n (plural πάθη)

  1. pathos
  2. empathy
  3. disease, misfortune, suffering, loss, grief
  4. passion, affection
  5. animosity
  6. grudge
  7. occurrence, accident

Declension

Derived terms

  • παθαίνω (pathaíno, to suffer)
  • -πάθεια f (-pátheia, disease suffix)
  • πάθημα n (páthima, misfortune, mishap)
  • παθητική (pathitikí)
  • παθητικός (pathitikós, passive, adjective)
  • παθιάζομαι (pathiázomai, to become passionate)
  • παθιάζω (pathiázo)
  • παθιασμένος (pathiasménos, impassioned)
  • πάσχω (páscho, to suffer from)
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