LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

compassiō

compassiō f (genitive compassiōnis)
Classical[kɔmˈpas.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpas.si.o]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinfellow suffering; sympathy, agreement, compassion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompassiōcompassiōnēs
genitivecompassiōniscompassiōnum
dativecompassiōnīcompassiōnibus
accusativecompassiōnemcompassiōnēs
ablativecompassiōnecompassiōnibus
vocativecompassiōcompassiōnēs

compassĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. fellow-suffering, fellow-feeling (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Res Carn. 4: sententiarum, sympathy, agreement, id. ib. 3 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincompassiō

Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiō Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia)calq. Latin compassiō From con- + passiō. Calque of Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Descendants
  • Catalancompassió
  • Englishcompassion
  • Frenchcompassion
  • Italiancompassione
  • Occitancompassion
  • Portuguesecompaixão
  • Romaniancompasiune
  • Spanishcompasión
  • Galiciancompaixón
  • Russianсострада́ние

Quick answers

What does compassiō mean in Latin?
compassiō, a noun, means “fellow suffering; sympathy, agreement, compassion”.
What is the genitive of compassiō?
The genitive singular is compassiōnis. compassiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce compassiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpas.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpas.si.o].
Where does compassiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compassiō.