Polyglot Dictionary

Barmherzigkeit

/baʁmˈhɛʁtsɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. mercy, compassion

    • Er bat um Barmherzigkeit.

      He begged for mercy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Mitgefühl

Barmherzigkeit carries a religious or moral connotation of "mercy"; Mitgefühl is more general empathetic "compassion."

Practice

1 What does Barmherzigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er bat um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Barmherzigkeit?

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