pathétique
See also: pathetique
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin pathēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pathétique (plural pathétiques)
- pathetic, arousing emotion
- pathetic, contemptible
- Synonym: pitoyable
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: pathetisch, pathetiek
- → English: pathetic
Further reading edit
- “pathétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.