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”). By surface analysis, mit (“with”) +‎ Leid (“sorrow, suffering”). From Middle High German is borrowed Dutch medelijden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪtlaɪ̯t/ Hyphenation: Mit‧leid === Noun === Mitleid n (strong, genitive Mitleides or Mitleids, no plural) pity, compassion (mit jemandem) Mitleid empfinden ― to feel pity/sorry (for someone) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mitleiderregend mitleiden mitleidig Selbstmitleid ==== Related terms ==== Mitfreude Mitleidenschaft Sympathie === Further reading === “Mitleid”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Mitleid” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Mitleid” in Duden online Mitleid on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de