LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sympathīa

sympathīa f (genitive sympathīae)
Classical[sym.paˈtʰiː.a]Ecclesiastical[sim.paˈtiː.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfeeling in common, sympathy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesympathīasympathīae
genitivesympathīaesympathīārum
dativesympathīaesympathīīs
accusativesympathīamsympathīās
ablativesympathīāsympathīīs
vocativesympathīasympathīae

sympăthīa, ae, f., = συμπάθεια,
I. a feeling in common, sympathy, Varr. ap. Non. 458, 24; Vitr. 1, 1 fin.; Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 84; 28, 9, 41, § 147; 37, 4, 15, § 59 (by Cic. written as Greek).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sŭmpắtheiă, “fellow feeling”), from σῠμπᾰθής (sŭmpăthḗs, “affected by like feelings; exerting mutual influence, interacting”) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, “-y”, nominal suffix).

Descendants
  • Frenchsympathiefrom Middle French sympathie
  • Englishsympathyfrom Middle French sympathie
  • GermanSympathie
  • Italiansimpatia
  • Portuguesesimpatia
  • Spanishsimpatía
  • Dutchsympathiefrom Middle French sympathie
  • Russianсимпа́тияfrom Middle French sympathie
  • Russianсочу́вствиеfrom Middle French sympathie
  • Swedishsympati

In English words that came into English from sympathīa

  • sympathysympathīa

Quick answers

What does sympathīa mean in Latin?
sympathīa, a noun, means “feeling in common, sympathy”.
What is the genitive of sympathīa?
The genitive singular is sympathīae. sympathīa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sympathīa?
In classical Latin, [sym.paˈtʰiː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sim.paˈtiː.a].