Cosufferer

/koʊˈsʌfərər/ noun

Definition

A person who suffers together with another person or group, sharing in the same hardship or pain.

Etymology

From Latin 'co-' meaning 'together' and 'sufferer' from Old French 'sufrir', ultimately from Latin 'sufferre' meaning 'to bear or endure'. The prefix 'co-' was added to indicate shared experience of suffering.

Kelly Says

This word shows how Medieval and Renaissance writers loved creating 'co-' compounds to express solidarity—you'd find this in religious texts describing martyrs or political writings about shared oppression, reflecting a linguistic way to bond people through common struggle.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ 苦痛 ይላል
and k'ut'o yilaal
ARالعربية
من يعاني معك
min ya'ani ma'ak
BNবাংলা
সহ-কষ্টগ্রস্ত
soh-khosht-gro-shto
CACatalà
co-pateix
koh-pa-tay-sh
CSČeština
spojený trýzni
spo-jen-ee try-z-nee
DADansk
medlidende
med-lee-den-deh
DEDeutsch
Mit leidender
mit-lay-dender
ELΕλληνικά
συμπάσχων
sim-pas-chon
ESEspañol
co-padeciente
koh-pah-dee-en-teh
FAفارسی
همسفر
ham-safar
FISuomi
yhteisessä kärsivä
yhteisessä kär-sivää
FRFrançais
co-souffrant
koh-su-frants
GUGU
સહસુખી
sa-h-su-khi
HAHA
ma'auni
ma-a-u-ni
HEעברית
סובלן
so-vulan
HIहिन्दी
साथी पीड़ित
saathi pee-dit
HUMagyar
együtt szenvedő
együtt sen-ved-ő
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang menderita bersama
orang yang me-nder-ita be-sa-ma
IGIG
onye na-akụ
o-nye na-a-ku
ITItaliano
coinferente
koh-in-fer-en-teh
JA日本語
共苦する人
kyōku suru hito
KKKK
бірлеуде ауытқан
birleude auytqan
KMKM
អ្នកដែលជំងឺជាមួយ
a-nək da-el chəm-ngue-chya mu-oy
KO한국어
공통 고통받는 사람
gongtong gottong-bae-neun saram
MRMR
सहसर्दी
sa-hasar-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
bersama menderita
ber-sa-ma men-der-i-ta
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုးပေးသူ
a-kyi-ko-pei-thoo
NLNederlands
medelijdensschade
meh-deh-lee-den-scha-de
NONorsk
medlidende
med-lee-den-deh
PAPA
ਸਾਂਝੇ ਦੁੱਖ
saan-jhe dukkh
PLPolski
współcierpiący
svop-tsier-pja-chi
PTPortuguês
co-sofredor
koh-soh-fray-dor
RORomână
cel care suferă împreună
chel care su-feră in-e-m-ă
RUРусский
сострадалец
so-stra-da-lets
SVSvenska
medlidande
med-lee-dan-deh
SWKiswahili
mwenye mateso pamoja
mwen-ye ma-te-so pa-mo-ja
TAதமிழ்
பொதுவான துன்பம்
pothuvana thunbam
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ బాధ
saadhaarana baadha
THไทย
ผู้ที่ทุกข์ร่วม
phoo-thee-thuk-rohm
TLTL
kasabayang naghihirap
ka-sa-bay-ang na-hi-hi-rap
TRTürkçe
birlikte acı çeken
bir-likte ah-chi che-ken
UKУкраїнська
спільний страждач
spil'nyi strazh-ach
URاردو
معذل
mu'azhil
VITiếng Việt
người cùng khổ
nguoì cùng khổ
YOYO
eni ti n pa
e-ni ti n pa
ZH中文
共同受害者
gòngtóng yǐqī zhě
ZUZU
owesifani
oh-weh-si-fa-ni

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