Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
merecimiento. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
merecimiento, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
merecimiento in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
merecimiento you have here. The definition of the word
merecimiento will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
merecimiento, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Spanish
Etymology
From merecer (“to deserve”) + -miento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾeθiˈmjento/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meɾesiˈmjento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: me‧re‧ci‧mien‧to
Noun
merecimiento m (plural merecimientos)
- merit, desert (that which is deserved)
1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:Los altos cielos que de vuestra divinidad divinamente con las estrellas os fortifican y os hacen merecedora del merecimiento que merece la vuestra grandeza...- The high heavens, that of your divinity divinely fortify you with the stars, render you deserving of the desert your greatness deserves...
Further reading