симпатія

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish sympatia, from Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).[1] Compare Russian симпа́тия (simpátija), Belarusian сімпа́тыя (simpátyja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [semˈpatʲijɐ]
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Noun

симпа́тія • (sympátija) f inan (genitive симпа́тії, nominative plural симпа́тії, genitive plural симпа́тій)

  1. sympathy (favorable attitude; affinity, association or mutual relationship)
    Antonym: антипа́тія f (antypátija)
  2. (colloquial) sweetheart (a person very much liked or loved by someone)

Usage notes

Although симпа́тія (sympátija) is cognate with sympathy, these words may have different connotations. The Ukrainian симпа́тія implies attraction, liking or warm feeling, but usually not compassion or condolence (these senses are conveyed by співчуття́ n (spivčuttjá)).

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “симпатія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 232

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