medlidenhed

Danish

Etymology

medliden +‎ -hed, from Middle Low German medelidheit, medeliden, a Calque of Latin compassio, from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sŭmpắtheiă). Compare Swedish medlidande.

Noun

medlidenhed c (singular definite medlidenheden, not used in plural form)

  1. pity, compassion
    Coordinate terms: medfølelse, medynk

Declension

Declension of medlidenhed
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative medlidenhed medlidenheden
genitive medlidenheds medlidenhedens

Derived terms

References

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