Neuter
Mitleid
Meaning
pity, compassion
Concepts
misericorde
debt of gratitude
taking pity upon
Synonyms
Gleichgestimmtheit
Bemitleidung
Rücksichtnahme
Translations
compassion
compassione
compasión
compaixão
medelijden
compassió
acımaFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
biduure
Basel-Landschaft
mitlyyd
Zürich
mitleid
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɪtlaɪ̯t/
Etymology
In summary
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”). By surface analysis, mit (“with”) + Leid (“sorrow, suffering”). From Middle High German is borrowed Dutch medelijden.
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