pitoyable

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

pitoyable

in Old French piteable, derived from pity with the suffix -able. The form pitoyable is analogical to the evolution of apitier into apitoyer. It has supplanted the Old and Middle French pitable "inclined to pity" (13th-14th centuries), derived from piteous.

Definitions

Plural

pitoyables

Translations

  • englishenglish:piteous
  • spanishspanish:lamentable
  • greekgreek:αξιολύπητος

See also

impitoyabilité (cn.) pitoyables (adj.) apitoyer (v.) apitoiement (cn.) impitoyable (adj.) pitié (cn.)