simpatia

See also: simpatía

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sim.pəˈti.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [sim.paˈti.a]

Noun

simpatia f (plural simpaties)

1. pleasantness, likeability

Derived terms

• simpatitzar

Related terms

• empatia
• simpàtic

Further reading

• “simpatia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “simpatia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “simpatia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “simpatia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Etymology

From simpatio +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [simpaˈtia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: sim‧pa‧ti‧a

Adjective

simpatia (accusative singular simpatian, plural simpatiaj, accusative plural simpatiajn)

1. nice, likable

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sim.paˈti.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: sim‧pa‧tì‧a

Noun

simpatia f (plural simpatie)

1. pleasantness
2. liking

Related terms

• simpatico

Anagrams

• ampiasti, impastai

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩ.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩ.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩ.paˈt͡ʃi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩ.pɐˈti.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: sim‧pa‧ti‧a

Noun

simpatia f (plural simpatias)

1. (uncountable) likeableness (quality of being likeable)
2. (countable, occult) ritual; rite (set of repeated actions, intending to produce a supernatural result)

Related terms

• simpático

 

Further reading

• “simpatia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.