pietat

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pietātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pi.əˈtat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pi.eˈtat]

Noun

pietat f (plural pietats)

1. piety (reverence and devotion to God)
2. pity (a feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something)

Derived terms

• despietat

Related terms

• impietat
• piadós
• pietós

Further reading

• “pietat”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pietat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “pietat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pietat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin pietās.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pietat f (plural pietats)

1. piety (reverence and devotion to God)
2. pity (a feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something)

Related terms

• pietós