# misericordioso
## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin misericordiōsus, from misericors, misericordis +‎ -ōsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* misericordia
* misericordiosamente

### Noun

misericordioso m (plural misericordiosi, feminine misericordiosa)
* a merciful person

### 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: /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɦ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁˈd͡ʒjo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɦˈd͡ʒjo.zu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /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: /mi.ze.ɾi.koɾ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɾ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koɾˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koʁ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koʁˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mi.ze.ɾi.koɻ.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ [mi.ze.ɾi.koɻ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾi.koɻˈd͡ʒjo.zo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /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 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “misericordioso”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “misericordioso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “misericordioso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “misericordioso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “misericordioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin misericordiōsus, from misericors, misericordis +‎ -ōsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* merciful
    Synonyms: piadoso, misericorde

#### Related terms

* misericordia

### Noun

misericordioso m (plural misericordiosos, feminine misericordiosa, feminine plural misericordiosas)
* a merciful person

### Further reading

* “misericordioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10