Noun
die Barmherzigkeit
Pronunciation: /baʁmˈhɛʁt͡sɪçkaɪ̯t/
mercy, compassion
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Meanings
Noun
- mercy, compassion
Example sentence
Sie lebten von der Barmherzigkeit anderer Menschen.
They lived on the charity of other people.
Word forms
singular
die Barmherzigkeit
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Barmherzigkeit
Accusativedie Barmherzigkeit
Dativeder Barmherzigkeit
Genitiveder Barmherzigkeit
Barmherzigkeit has no common plural.
Usage
- Barmherzigkeit zeigen — show mercy or compassion; elevated or religious wording
- barmherzig → Barmherzigkeit — merciful → mercy; adjective and abstract noun
In der Erzählung begegnet sie dem Fremden mit Barmherzigkeit.
In the story, she treats the stranger with compassion.