pitié

See also: pitie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pité, pitet, inherited from Latin pietātem. Doublet of piété.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pi.tje/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)
  • Homophone: pitiés
  • Hyphenation: pi‧tié

Noun

pitié f (plural pitiés)

  1. pity, mercy
    Synonyms: merci, miséricorde

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Noun

pitié oblique singular, f (oblique plural pitiez, nominative singular pitié, nominative plural pitiez)

  1. Alternative form of pité
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