Mitleid

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mitelīden, first used in mystic literature as a calque of Latin compassiō (“compassion”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia, “compassion, sympathy”). Analysable as mit (“with”) +‎ Leid (“sorrow, suffering”). From Middle High German is borrowed Dutch medelijden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtlaɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Mit‧leid
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Mitleid n (strong, genitive Mitleides or Mitleids, no plural)

  1. pity, compassion
    (mit jemandem) Mitleid empfinden ― to feel pity/sorry (for someone)

Declension
Declension of Mitleid [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Mitleid
genitive eines des Mitleides, Mitleids
dative einem dem Mitleid, Mitleide1
accusative ein das Mitleid

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.