merces

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From merx (“merchandise”)

Noun [edit]

mercēs (genitive mercēdis); f, third declension

  1. pay, wages, reward
  2. rent
  3. bribe

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative mercēs mercēdēs
genitive mercēdis mercēdum
dative mercēdī mercēdibus
accusative mercēdem mercēdēs
ablative mercēde mercēdibus
vocative mercēs mercēdēs

Descendants [edit]

Noun [edit]

mercēs

  1. nominative plural of merx
  2. accusative plural of merx
  3. vocative plural of merx

References [edit]

  • merces in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
  • mercenary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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