Miserere

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin miserēre (“have pity”), the first word of the psalm in that language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɪzəˈɹɛəɹi/ === Proper noun === the Miserere The 51st Psalm (50th in the older Greek and Latin numbering), beginning “Have mercy upon me, O God …” in the King James Version; sometimes set to music. === References === “Miserere”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “Miserere”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin miserēre (“have pity”), the first word of the 51st Psalm, probably a nickname for a foundling. === Proper noun === Miserere m or f by sense a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Latin] === Further reading === Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎[1]