vuestra merced
SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
vuestra (“your”) + merced (“mercy”)
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈθed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈθeð̞]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈsed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈseð̞]
- Syllabification: vues‧tra mer‧ced
PronounEdit
vuestra merced (plural vuestras mercedes)
- (archaic, formal) your grace; your mercy; you
Usage notesEdit
Like the modern equivalents usted, Portuguese você and the English equivalent your grace, the pronoun vuestra merced is formal and semantically second person singular, but grammatically third person singular.