Latin edit

Etymology edit

From meritus, perfect passive participle of mereō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meritum n (genitive meritī); second declension

  1. merit, service, deserts
  2. value, reward, benefit, kindness
  3. fault, blame, demerit
  4. grounds, reason

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meritum merita
Genitive meritī meritōrum
Dative meritō meritīs
Accusative meritum merita
Ablative meritō meritīs
Vocative meritum merita

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References edit

  • meritum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • meritum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • meritum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • meritum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • what a man merits at another's hands: meritum alicuius in or erga aliquem
    • to reward a man according to his deserts: meritum praemium alicui persolvere

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Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin meritum.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈri.tum/
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  • Rhymes: -itum
  • Syllabification: me‧ri‧tum

Noun edit

meritum n

  1. substance, essence, gist, crux
    Synonyms: istota, sedno

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adjective
adverb

Further reading edit

  • meritum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • meritum in Polish dictionaries at PWN