sumercé

See also: Sümerce

Spanish

Etymology

From su merced, the same construction as in usted.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /sumeɾˈθe/ [su.meɾˈθe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sumeɾˈse/ [su.meɾˈse]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: su‧mer‧cé

Pronoun

sumercé (plural susmercedes)

1. (Colombia, cundiboyacense) polite second-person singular pronoun

Further reading

• “Why Some Colombians Call Their Mothers ‘Your Mercy’” by Julie Turkewitz, The New York Times (2024-03-02)