merced

See also: merçed and Merced

English

Etymology 1

Verb

merced

1. simple past and past participle of merce

Etymology 2

Verb

merced

1. simple past and past participle of merc

Ladino

Alternative forms

• merçed (traditional, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Spanish merced, from Latin mercēdem, accusative singular of mercēs (“pay, wage, reward”), from Latin merx (“merchandise”).

Pronunciation

• (Occidente) IPA^(key): [merˈt͡s̻eð]
• (Oriente) IPA^(key): [merˈs̻eð]

Noun

merced f (Hebrew spelling מירסידﬞ, plural mercedes)

1. mercy, grace, benevolence

   לוארי טו נומברי פור טו מירסידﬞ אי פור טו בﬞירדאדﬞ.

   Loare tu nombre por tu merced y por tu verdad.

   I shall praise your name for your mercy and for your truth.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mercé (archaic, dialectal)
• merçed (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish merced, from Latin mercēdem (“pay, wage, reward”), from Latin merx (“merchandise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɾˈθed/ [meɾˈθeð̞] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /meɾˈsed/ [meɾˈseð̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification: mer‧ced

Noun

merced f (plural mercedes)

1. mercy

   Synonyms: gracia, misericordia, piedad

Derived terms

• a merced de
• merced a
• vuesa merced
• vuestra merced

Related terms

• mercado
• Mercedes

Further reading

• “merced”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024