misereor, misereri, misertus sum:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Late
pity, feel pity; show/have mercy/compassion/pity for (w/GEN);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | misereor | miseremur |
| 2 | misereris, miserere | miseremini |
| 3 | miseretur | miserentur |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| passive | present | misereri |
Imperatives
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | miserere | miseremini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | miseretor | — |
| 3 | miseretor | miserentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | misertus | miserti |
| Gen. | miserti | misertorum |
| Dat. | miserto | — |
| Acc. | misertum | misertos |
| Voc. | miserte | miserti |
| Abl. | miserto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | miserta | misertae |
| Gen. | misertae | misertarum |
| Dat. | misertae | — |
| Acc. | misertam | misertas |
| Voc. | miserta | misertae |
| Abl. | miserta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | misertum | miserta |
| Gen. | miserti | misertorum |
| Dat. | miserto | — |
| Acc. | misertum | miserta |
| Voc. | misertum | miserta |
| Abl. | miserto | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | miserendus | — |
| Gen. | miserendi | — |
| Dat. | miserendo | — |
| Acc. | miserendum | — |
| Voc. | miserende | — |
| Abl. | miserendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | miserenda | — |
| Gen. | miserendae | — |
| Dat. | miserendae | — |
| Acc. | miserendam | — |
| Voc. | miserenda | — |
| Abl. | miserenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | miserendum | — |
| Gen. | miserendi | — |
| Dat. | miserendo | — |
| Acc. | miserendum | — |
| Voc. | miserendum | — |
| Abl. | miserendo | — |
Supines
accusative: misertum; ablative: misertu
Examples
- A
Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...sectarer, qua ratione diceretur "habeo curam vestri" aut "misereor vestri" et iste casus "vestri" eo in loco quem..." - L
de Vita Beata
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...spargitur. Hunc promereor, illi reddo; huic succurro, huius misereor; illum instruo dignum quem non deducat paupertas nec occupatum..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...audacia, aut ubi fabulas etiam antecessura latrocinia didicistis? Misereor mediusfidius vestri; neque enim impune quisquam quod non licuit..." - M
X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...propter hoc quidem venit, ut queratur!' Misereor feminae, cuius invidiae totum facinus ascribitur. maritus sic filium inclusit, tamquam..." - G
de Bello Africo
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...verbis infatuavit? In magnum mehercule vos periculum impulit. Misereor vestri.' Tum miles, 'Non sum' inquit 'tiro Labiene..."