vuestra merced
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vuestra (“your”) + merced (“mercy”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈθed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈθeð̞] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈsed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈseð̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: vues‧tra mer‧ced
Pronoun
[edit]vuestra merced (plural vuestras mercedes)
- (archaic, formal) your grace; your mercy; your worship; you
Usage notes
[edit]- Like the modern equivalents usted, Portuguese você and the English equivalent your grace, the pronoun vuestra merced is formal and semantically second person singular, but grammatically third person singular.