mísero
See also: misero
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin miser, miserum[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiseɾo/ [ˈmi.se.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -iseɾo
- Syllabification: mí‧se‧ro
Adjective
mísero (feminine mísera, masculine plural míseros, feminine plural míseras)
- unfortunate, poor, wretched, pitiful
- stingy
- of small value, worthless, null
- miserable, unhappy
- tragic, unfortunate
- sick
- tormenting
Related terms
- miserable
- miseria
- miserior
- misérrimo
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “mísero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014