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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-pathy

/-pəθi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
-pa-thy
IPA
/-pəθi/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

suffering, feeling, emotion

Countable; Uncountable

suffix

damage to, disease of, disorder of, or abnormality

Countable; Uncountable

suffix

therapy, treatment, method, cure, curative treatment

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy From Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos, “suffering”) + English -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

-pathies (plural)

Phrases

-path -pathic

Frequently Paired Words

-path -pathic

Questions

How do you pronounce -pathy?
The recorded pronunciation is /-pəθi/.
What does -pathy mean?
suffering, feeling, emotion
Where does -pathy come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy From Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos, “suffering”) + English -y.

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