misericors
Latin
Etymology
From miser (“poor, wretched”) + cor (“heart”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɪˈsɛ.rɪ.kɔrs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [miˈs̬ɛː.ri.kors]
Adjective
misericors (genitive misericordis, comparative misericordior); third-declension one-termination adjective
- merciful, compassionate
- Synonyms: mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens
- Antonyms: violēns, ferōx, trux, atrōx, immānis, efferus, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
- tenderhearted, sympathetic
- mean, pitiful, contemptible
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Derived terms
- misericordiōsus (Medieval)
Descendants
- → Proto-West Germanic: *armahert(ī) (calque) (see there for further descendants)
- → Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (armahairts) (calque)
- Spanish: misericordioso
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.