meritum

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Latin

Etymology

From meritus, perfect passive participle of mereō.

Pronunciation

Noun

meritum n (genitive meritī); second declension

  1. merit, service, deserts
  2. value, reward, benefit, kindness
  3. fault, blame, demerit
  4. grounds, reason

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meritum merita
Genitive meritī meritōrum
Dative meritō meritīs
Accusative meritum merita
Ablative meritō meritīs
Vocative meritum merita

Descendants

References

  • “meritum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “meritum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • meritum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • meritum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • what a man merits at another's hands: meritum alicuius in or erga aliquem
    • to reward a man according to his deserts: meritum praemium alicui persolvere

Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin meritum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈri.tum/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -itum
  • Syllabification: me‧ri‧tum

Noun

meritum n

  1. substance, essence, gist, crux
    Synonyms: istota, sedno

Declension

Declension of meritum
singular plural
nominative meritum merita
genitive meritum meritów
dative meritum meritom
accusative meritum merita
instrumental meritum meritami
locative meritum meritach
vocative meritum merita
adjectives
adverbs
nouns

Further reading

  • meritum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • meritum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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