patético
See also: patetico
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- pathetico (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin patheticus (“pathetic”), from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from παθείν (patheín, “to suffer”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈtɛ.ti.ku/
Adjective
patético (feminine patética, masculine plural patéticos, feminine plural patéticas)
- pathetic (arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion)
- pathetic (arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy)
Synonyms
- (arousing pity): comovente, compassivo, enternecedor, sensibilizante, tocante
- (arousing contempt): desprezível, inadequado, impróprio, ridículo
Derived terms
- nervo patético
Related terms
- pateticamente
- patetice
- pateticismo
- patetismo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pathēticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “sensitive”), based on πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈtetiko/ [paˈt̪e.t̪i.ko]
- Rhymes: -etiko
- Syllabification: pa‧té‧ti‧co
Adjective
patético (feminine patética, masculine plural patéticos, feminine plural patéticas)
- pathetic
- (colloquial) awful, terrible (very bad)
- Synonyms: pésimo, fatal
Derived terms
- patéticamente
Further reading
- “patético”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014