sympathique
French
Etymology
From Middle French sympathic, from sympathie, from Late Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia), from συν- (sun-, “with, together”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃.pa.tik/
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Adjective
sympathique (plural sympathiques)
- nice, kind, friendly, likeable
Descendants
- → Romanian: simpatic
- → Russian: симпатичный (simpatičnyj)
See also
- sympa
Further reading
- “sympathique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.