"pietà" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pietàs [plural]
Etymology: From Italian pietà. Doublet of piety, and pity. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|pietà}} Italian pietà, {{doublet|en|piety}} Doublet of piety, {{,}} ,, {{m|en|pity}} pity Head templates: {{en-noun}} pietà (plural pietàs)
  1. A sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning the dead body of Jesus. Synonyms: pieta
    Sense id: en-pietà-en-noun-bHKJRLDq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /pjeˈta/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Old Italian pietade, pietate, from Latin pietātem (“piety”, “pity”). By surface analysis, pio (“pious”) + -età (“-ity”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|roa-oit|pietade|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Italian pietade, {{inh+|it|roa-oit|pietade}} Inherited from Old Italian pietade, {{m|it|pietate}} pietate, {{inh|it|la|pietās|pietātem|t=piety”, “pity}} Latin pietātem (“piety”, “pity”), {{surf|it|pio|-età|t1=pious|t2=-ity}} By surface analysis, pio (“pious”) + -età (“-ity”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f|#}} pietà f (invariable)
  1. pity, compassion, godliness Tags: feminine, invariable
    Sense id: en-pietà-it-noun-blm8ZUcp Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 46
  2. piety Tags: feminine, invariable
    Sense id: en-pietà-it-noun-CJuksImU
  3. (art) pietà Tags: feminine, invariable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-pietà-it-noun-hDVa1OQ~ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -età Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 46 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -età: 36 4 60 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pieta, pietade, pietate Derived forms: pietismo, pietoso Related terms: pietista

Noun [Lombard]

IPA: /pjeˈta/ [Milanese]
Head templates: {{head|lmo|noun|g=f}} pietà f
  1. pity Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pietà-lmo-noun-jAcGwKjc Categories (other): Lombard entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lombard entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. piety Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pietà-lmo-noun-CJuksImU

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