misericors
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From miser (“misery”) + cor (“heart”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈse.ri.kors/, [mɪˈs̠ɛrɪkɔrs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈse.ri.kors/, [miˈs̬ɛːrikors]
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
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 | ||
Derived terms[edit]
- misericordiōsus (Medieval)
Descendants[edit]
- → Proto-West Germanic: *armahert(ī) (calque) (see there for further descendants)
- → Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (armahairts) (calque)
References[edit]
- “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.