sympati

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Noun

sympati m (definite singular sympatien, indefinite plural sympatier, definite plural sympatiene)

1. sympathy

References

• “sympati” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sympati” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Noun

sympati m (definite singular sympatien, indefinite plural sympatiar, definite plural sympatiane)

1. sympathy

References

• “sympati” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sympati c

1. sympathy

Declension

Declension of sympati
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sympati	sympatin	sympatier	sympatierna
Genitive	sympatis	sympatins	sympatiers	sympatiernas

Derived terms

• högersympatier
• partisympati
• sympatiaktion
• sympatibevis
• sympatiröst
• sympatistrejk
• sympatistrejka
• sympativarsel
• sympatiyttring
• sympatiåtgärd
• väljarsympati
• vänstersympatier

 

Related terms

• sympatisera
• sympatisk
• sympatisör

See also

• apati
• empati
• medlidande (“compassion”)

Further reading

• sympati in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• sympati in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)