misereo

misereo

Latin

Etymology

    From miser + -eō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    misereō (present infinitive miserēre, perfect active miseruī, supine miseritum); second conjugation

    1. to lament, bewail or deplore
    2. to pity or feel sorry for

    Conjugation

    1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

    Descendants

    • English: miserere
    • Italian: miserere
    • Romanian: meserere
    • Spanish: miserere

    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.