misericors

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /miˈse.ri.kors/, [mɪˈs̠ɛrɪkɔrs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /miˈse.ri.kors/, [miˈs̬ɛːrikors]

Adjective

misericors (genitive misericordis, comparative misericordior); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. merciful, compassionate
2. tenderhearted, sympathetic
3. mean, pitiful, contemptible

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	misericors			misericordēs	misericordia
Genitive	misericordis			misericordium
Dative	misericordī			misericordibus
Accusative	misericordem	misericors		misericordēs	misericordia
Ablative	misericordī			misericordibus
Vocative	misericors			misericordēs	misericordia

References

• “misericors”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “misericors”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• misericors in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.