Erbarmen

See also: erbarmen

German

Etymology

Probably related to archaic German Barm (“bosom”), from Middle High German barm, from Old High German barm, from Proto-West Germanic *barm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈbarmən/

• Audio

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Noun

Erbarmen n (strong, genitive Erbarmens, no plural)

1. gerund of erbarmen; commiseration, compassion

Declension

Declension of Erbarmen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erbarmen
genitive	eines	des	Erbarmens
dative	einem	dem	Erbarmen
accusative	ein	das	Erbarmen

Derived terms

• erbärmlich

Further reading

• “Erbarmen” in Duden online
• “Erbarmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache