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erbarmen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛrˈbɑrmə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: er‧bar‧men

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch erbarmen, from Old High German irbarmēn, with two prefixes ir- +‎ ab- +‎ armēn. The base verb derives from Proto-West Germanic *armēn, from Proto-Germanic *armāną (to pity), from *armaz (poor) (modern arm). The word ontfermen derives from the same source, with a different prefix.

Verb

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erbarmen

  1. (intransitive) to have mercy, to take pity
Conjugation
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Conjugation of erbarmen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive erbarmen
past singular erbarmde
past participle erbarmd
infinitive erbarmen
gerund erbarmen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular erbarm erbarmde
2nd person sing. (jij) erbarmt, erbarm2 erbarmde
2nd person sing. (u) erbarmt erbarmde
2nd person sing. (gij) erbarmt erbarmde
3rd person singular erbarmt erbarmde
plural erbarmen erbarmden
subjunctive sing.1 erbarme erbarmde
subjunctive plur.1 erbarmen erbarmden
imperative sing. erbarm
imperative plur.1 erbarmt
participles erbarmend erbarmd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Gerund of the verb erbarmen.

Noun

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erbarmen n (uncountable)

  1. mercy, pity
Synonyms
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German

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Etymology

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Most likely related to archaic German Barm (bosom) and has the sense of "cherishing in one's bosom," from Middle High German barm, from Old High German barm, from Proto-West Germanic *barm.

Alternatively, from Middle High German erbarmen, irbarmen, from Old High German irbarmēn (to take pity, have mercy on), from Proto-West Germanic *armēn (to take pity).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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erbarmen (weak, third-person singular present erbarmt, past tense erbarmte, past participle erbarmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to take pity on, to have mercy for [with genitive or (colloquial, proscribed) über (+ accusative) ‘someone’]
    Herr, erbarme Dich unser.
    Lord, have mercy on us.
    Wer wird sich meiner armen Bücher erbarmen?.
    Who will take pity on my poor books?
    • Kehrt' ich mein verirrtes Auge // Zur Sonne, als wenn drüber wär' // Ein Ohr, zu hören meine Klage, // Ein Herz, wie mein's, // Sich des Bedrängten zu erbarmenPrometheus (Goethe)
      I turned my wandering gaze // Up toward the sun, as if with him // There were an ear to hear my wailings, // A heart, like mine, // To feel compassion for distress.

Usage notes

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  • This verb can be avoided by using the widely synonymous construction Erbarmen haben mit:
    • Hab Erbarmen mit uns.Have pity on us.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • erbarmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erbarmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erbarmen” in Duden online
  • erbarmen” in OpenThesaurus.de