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πάθος

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See also: παθός

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From παθ- (path-), zero-grade of the root of πᾰ́σχω (pắskhō, I feel, suffer).[1] Compare the aorist ἔπαθον (épathon). Related to πένθος (pénthos), as βάθος (báthos) is related to βένθος (bénthos).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    πᾰ́θος (pắthosn (genitive πᾰ́θους or πᾰ́θεος); third declension

    1. pain, suffering, death
    2. misfortune, calamity, disaster, misery
    3. disease
    4. any strong feeling, passion, emotion
    5. condition, state
    6. incident
    7. modification of words

    Inflection

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    Descendants

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    • English: pathos
    • French: pathos
    • Greek: πάθος (páthos)
    • Russian: па́фос (páfos)
    • Ukrainian: па́тос (pátos), па́фос (páfos)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πάθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1142

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈpa.θo̞s/
    • Hyphenation: πά‧θος

    Noun

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    πάθος (páthosn (plural πάθη)

    1. pathos
    2. empathy
    3. disease, misfortune, suffering, loss, grief
    4. passion, affection
    5. animosity
    6. grudge
    7. occurrence, accident

    Declension

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    Declension of πάθος
    singular plural
    nominative πάθος (páthos) πάθη (páthi)
    genitive πάθους (páthous) παθών (pathón)
    accusative πάθος (páthos) πάθη (páthi)
    vocative πάθος (páthos) πάθη (páthi)

    Derived terms

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