merx

Latin

Alternative forms

• marca, mercha, marcha

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *merks, possibly from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics. See also Mercurius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /merks/, [mɛrks̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /merks/, [mɛrks]

Noun

merx f (genitive mercis); third declension

1. merchandise, commodity
2. goods, wares

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	merx	mercēs
Genitive	mercis	mercium
Dative	mercī	mercibus
Accusative	mercem	mercēs mercīs
Ablative	merce	mercibus
Vocative	merx	mercēs

Derived terms

• commercium
• mercēs
• mercimōnium
• mercor

Descendants

• Basque: merke
• Catalan: esmerçar
• Italian: merce
• Portuguese: merce
• Sicilian: merci

References

• “merx”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• “merx”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• merx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) the stipulated reward for anything: pacta merces alicuius rei
    
  • (ambiguous) to set out goods for sale: exponere, proponere merces (venales)
    
• “merchant” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.