Swedish adjective

barmhärtig

merciful, compassionate/barmˈhɛʈɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

merciful; compassionate

In Swedish: medlidsam, godhjärtad

Forms

Forms of barmhärtig
Basic formbarmhärtigwith en-words
Neuterbarmhärtigtwith ett-words
Plural and definitebarmhärtigaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativebarmhärtigare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativebarmhärtigast“-est”, “most …”

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What does barmhärtig mean in English?

barmhärtig means “merciful, compassionate”.

Similar words

nådig

Origin

From Old Swedish barmhærtogher, barmhiærtogher, from Middle Low German barmhertich, apparently a calque of Latin misericors, from miser + cor.

Nearby common words

barmhärtig is number 5,690 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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