consolation

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French consolacion (French consolation), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
• IPA^(key): /ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: con‧so‧la‧tion

Noun

consolation (countable and uncountable, plural consolations)

1. The act of consoling.
   • 1543 June 8, Henry VIII of England, “The Nynthe Article. The Holy Catholike Churche.”, in A Necessary Doctrine and Erudicion for Any Chrysten Man, Set furth by the Kynges Maiestye of Englande, &c., imprinted at London:  […] by Thomas Berthelet, […], →OCLC:

     Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in all true chriſten people, aloue to continue in this vnitie, and afeare to be caſte out of the ſame, and it worketh in them that be ſinners and repentant, great comforte, and conſolacion, to obteine remiſſion of ſinne, by vertue of Chriſtes paſſion, and adminiſtracion of his ſacramentes at the miniſters handes, ordained for that purpoſe, [...]

2. The prize or benefit for the loser.
3. (sports) A consolation goal.

Translations

act of consoling

• Bulgarian: утеха (bg) f (uteha), утешение (bg) n (utešenie)
• Czech: útěcha f
• Dutch: vertroosting (nl) f
• French: consoler (fr), consolation (fr) f
• German: Trost (de)
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (gaþrafsteins)
• Greek: παρηγοριά (el) f (parigoriá)

  Ancient: παράκλησις f (paráklēsis)

• Italian: consolazione (it) f
• Latin: cōnsōlātiō f
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• Maori: tupoho
• Polish: pocieszenie (pl) n
• Portuguese: consolo (pt) m, consolação (pt) f
• Romanian: consolare (ro) f
• Russian: утеше́ние (ru) n (utešénije)
• Serbo-Croatian: utjeha (sh) f
• Spanish: consolación f, consuelo (es) m
• Tagalog: palubag-loob
• Yiddish: טרייסט f (treyst)

prize for the loser

• Bulgarian: утешителна награда (utešitelna nagrada)
• Czech: cena útěchy
• Dutch: troost (nl) m
• Finnish: lohdutus (fi), lohtu
• German: Trostpreis (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: consolação (pt) f
• Russian: утеши́тельный приз m (utešítelʹnyj priz)
• Serbo-Croatian: utješna nagrada f
• Spanish: premio de consolación m, premio de consuelo m
• Tagalog: ambos

See also

• solace

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

consolation f (plural consolations)

1. consolation