misereo
Latin
Etymology
From miser.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /miˈse.re.oː/, [mɪˈs̠ɛreoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈse.re.o/, [miˈs̬ɛːreo]
Verb
misereō (present infinitive miserēre, perfect active miseruī, supine miseritum); second conjugation
- I lament, bewail or deplore
- I pity or feel sorry for
Conjugation
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Descendants
References
- “misereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “misereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- misereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.