Latin edit

Etymology edit

From misereo (I lament) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

miserēscō (present infinitive miserēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to feel pity, have compassion
  2. to become wretched, miserable
  3. (impersonal) to be distressing to; to feel pity, take compassion

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of miserēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present miserēscō miserēscis miserēscit miserēscimus miserēscitis miserēscunt
imperfect miserēscēbam miserēscēbās miserēscēbat miserēscēbāmus miserēscēbātis miserēscēbant
future miserēscam miserēscēs miserēscet miserēscēmus miserēscētis miserēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present miserēscam miserēscās miserēscat miserēscāmus miserēscātis miserēscant
imperfect miserēscerem miserēscerēs miserēsceret miserēscerēmus miserēscerētis miserēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present miserēsce miserēscite
future miserēscitō miserēscitō miserēscitōte miserēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives miserēscere
participles miserēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
miserēscendī miserēscendō miserēscendum miserēscendō

References edit

  • miseresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • miseresco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.