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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēmeritus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɾitu
- Hyphenation: e‧mé‧ri‧to
Adjective
emérito (feminine emérita, masculine plural eméritos, feminine plural eméritas)
- emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ēmeritus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈmeɾito/
- Rhymes: -eɾito
- Syllabification: e‧mé‧ri‧to
Adjective
emérito (feminine emérita, masculine plural eméritos, feminine plural eméritas)
- emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)
Further reading