English → Latin
“miserable” in Latin
miserorto lament, bewail or deplore; to have pity or mercy, feel sorry forcommiserorto commiserate, pity
The English word miserable itself goes back to Latin miser, through miserabilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
miserable
miserandus; commiserandus; miseratione dignus (of persons or things): ☞ miserabilis, in this sense, does not occur in the best prose writers.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for miserable?
- The usual Latin words for “miserable” are miseror, commiseror. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.