misericordioso
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin misericordiōsus, from misericors, misericordis + -ōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ze.ri.korˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /mi.ze.ri.korˈdjo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: mi‧se‧ri‧cor‧dió‧so
Adjective
misericordioso (feminine misericordiosa, masculine plural misericordiosi, feminine plural misericordiose)
- merciful
- Synonyms: pietoso, caritatevole
Related terms
Further reading
- misericordioso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- misericordioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- misericordioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- misericordioso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- misericordioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin misericordiōsus, from misericors, misericordis + -ōsus. By surface analysis, misericórdia + -oso (compare French miséricordieux).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɦ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁˈd͡ʒjo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɦˈd͡ʒjo.zu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mi.ze.ɾi.koɾ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɾ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koɾˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koʁ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ze.ɾi.koɻ.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɻ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koɻˈd͡ʒjo.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mi.zɨ.ɾi.kuɾˈdjo.zu/ [mi.zɨ.ɾi.kuɾˈðjo.zu]
- Hyphenation: mi‧se‧ri‧cor‧di‧o‧so
Adjective
misericordioso (feminine misericordiosa, masculine plural misericordiosos, feminine plural misericordiosas, metaphonic)
- merciful (showing mercy)
Noun
misericordioso m (plural misericordiosos, feminine misericordiosa, feminine plural misericordiosas, metaphonic)
- a merciful person
Further reading
- “misericordioso” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “misericordioso” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “misericordioso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “misericordioso” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “misericordioso” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “misericordioso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin misericordiōsus, from misericors, misericordis + -ōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miseɾikoɾˈdjoso/ [mi.se.ɾi.koɾˈð̞jo.so]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: mi‧se‧ri‧cor‧dio‧so
Adjective
misericordioso (feminine misericordiosa, masculine plural misericordiosos, feminine plural misericordiosas)
Related terms
Noun
misericordioso m (plural misericordiosos, feminine misericordiosa, feminine plural misericordiosas)
- a merciful person
Further reading
- “misericordioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014