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merito

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See also: mérito, meritó, and meritò

Esperanto

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Etymology

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meriti +‎ -o

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈrito/
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  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: me‧ri‧to

Noun

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merito (accusative singular meriton, plural meritoj, accusative plural meritojn)

  1. merit, worth
    Li akiris meriton, servante la patrujon.
    He gained merit by serving the motherland.

Ido

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Noun

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merito (plural meriti)

  1. merit

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.ri.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrito
  • Hyphenation: mè‧ri‧to

Etymology 1

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From Latin meritus, perfect passive participle of mereō (to earn, deserve).

Adjective

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merito (feminine merita, masculine plural meriti, feminine plural merite) (obsolete, literary)

  1. deserved
  2. (rare) deserving, worthy
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Latin meritum (merit”, “deserts), from a noun use of the neuter form of meritus.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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merito m (plural meriti)

  1. merit
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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merito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of meritare

Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the Old Latin meritod, mereto, meretod.

Adverb

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meritō (superlative meritissimō)

  1. according to desert, deservedly, justly, justifiably, worthily, fitly
  2. with good reason, appropriately, correctly, properly, rightly, suitably, as a natural consequence

References

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Etymology 2

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mereō (I earn) +‎ -itō (suffix forming frequentative verbs)

Verb

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meritō (present infinitive meritāre, perfect active meritāvī, supine meritātum); first conjugation

  1. to earn a salary or regular wage
  2. to serve as a soldier in exchange for a salary
Conjugation
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Descendants
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References

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Etymology 3

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Regularly declined forms of meritus.

Participle

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meritō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of meritus

Etymology 4

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Noun

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meritō n

  1. dative/ablative singular of meritum (merit)

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Verb

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merito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of meritar