-patía

See also: patia and -patia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtia/ [paˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: -pa‧tí‧a

Suffix

-patía f (noun-forming suffix, plural -patías)

1. (feeling or passion) -pathy
2. (pathology, abnormal state) -pathy

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -patía

Related terms

• -pata
• pato-

 

Further reading

• “-patía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16