compasión

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin compassiōnem, from Latin compatior. Cognate with Catalan compassió.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kompaˈsjon/ [kõm.paˈsjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: com‧pa‧sión

Noun

compasión f (plural compasiones)

compassion
Synonym: piedad
sympathy
Synonym: simpatía

Derived terms

autocompasión

Related terms

Further reading

“compasión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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