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Latin
Etymology
From miser + -eō.
Pronunciation
Verb
misereō (present infinitive miserēre, perfect active miseruī, supine miseritum); second conjugation
- to lament, bewail or deplore
- to pity or feel sorry for
Conjugation
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Descendants
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.