misericórdia

See also: misericordia

Galician

Noun

misericórdia f (plural misericórdias, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of misericordia

Further reading

• “misericórdia” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• misericordia (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin misericordia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɾ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɾ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɾ.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɻ.d͡ʒi.a/ [mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɻ.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /mi.ze.ɾiˈkɔɻ.d͡ʒja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.zɨ.ɾiˈkɔɾ.djɐ/ [mi.zɨ.ɾiˈkɔɾ.ðjɐ]

• Hyphenation: mi‧se‧ri‧cor‧di‧a

Noun

misericórdia f (plural misericórdias)

1. mercy (blessing)
2. pity

   Synonym: piedade

Interjection

misericórdia!

1. an expression of shock or surprise; Jesus!

Further reading

• “misericórdia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “misericórdia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “misericórdia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025