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miser.

poor, wretched, pitiful

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmɪ.sɛr]Classical-Latin[ˈmiː.s̬er]

  1. poor, wretched, pitiful

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. miserable, unhappy

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. worthless, null

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. tragic, unfortunate

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  5. sick

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  6. tormenting

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mh₂isros? Proto-Italic *misseros Latin miser From Proto-Italic *misseros, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *mh₂isros (“complaining, emotional about”), the same root of Latin maereō, Tocharian B msär (“difficult”), and Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”).

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