merco

See also: Merco and mercó

Asturian

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar

Galician

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɛrko
• Hyphenation: mèr‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mercare (“to brand”) +‎ -o.

Noun

merco m (plural merchi)

1. (archaic except central Italy) brand (mark made by burning)

   Synonym: marchio

Further reading

• merco¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Latin amāracus, amāracum (“marjoram”), from Ancient Greek ἀμᾱ́ρακος (amā́rakos), ἀμᾱ́ρακον (amā́rakon).

Noun

merco m (plural merchi)

1. smooth golden fleece (Urospermum dalechampii)

Further reading

• merco² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercare

Anagrams

• cremo, cremò, crome

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmer.koː/, [ˈmɛrkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmer.ko/, [ˈmɛrko]

Verb

mercō (present infinitive mercāre); first conjugation, semi-deponent, no perfect or supine stem

1. (Old Latin, rare) Alternative form of mercor

Conjugation

Conjugation of mercō (first conjugation, semi-deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mercō	mercās	mercat	mercāmus	mercātis	mercant
	imperfect	mercābam	mercābās	mercābat	mercābāmus	mercābātis	mercābant
	future	mercābō	mercābis	mercābit	mercābimus	mercābitis	mercābunt
	perfect	mercātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	mercātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	mercātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mercem	mercēs	mercet	mercēmus	mercētis	mercent
	imperfect	mercārem	mercārēs	mercāret	mercārēmus	mercārētis	mercārent
	perfect	mercātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	mercātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	mercā	—	—	mercāte	—
	future	—	mercātō	mercātō	—	mercātōte	mercantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		mercāre	mercātum esse	mercātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		mercāns	mercātus	mercātūrus	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		mercandī	mercandō	mercandum	mercandō	mercātum	mercātū

Portuguese

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar

Spanish

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar