immeritorius

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ meritōrius (“worthy or deserving of merit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /im.me.riˈtoː.ri.us/, [ɪmːɛrɪˈt̪oːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /im.me.riˈto.ri.us/, [imːeriˈt̪ɔːrius]

Adjective

immeritōrius (feminine immeritōria, neuter immeritōrium); first/second-declension adjective

1. not meritorious, unworthy or undeserving of merit, unpaid, immeritorious
   • c. 1402-1471, Dionysius Carthusianus, Dialogon de fide catholica, 3.11

     nullum autem opus virtuosum esse potest immeritorium quia nullum bonum irremuneratum

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	immeritōrius	immeritōria	immeritōrium		immeritōriī	immeritōriae	immeritōria
Genitive	immeritōriī	immeritōriae	immeritōriī		immeritōriōrum	immeritōriārum	immeritōriōrum
Dative	immeritōriō		immeritōriō		immeritōriīs
Accusative	immeritōrium	immeritōriam	immeritōrium		immeritōriōs	immeritōriās	immeritōria
Ablative	immeritōriō	immeritōriā	immeritōriō		immeritōriīs
Vocative	immeritōrie	immeritōria	immeritōrium		immeritōriī	immeritōriae	immeritōria

Related terms

• immerēns
• immerenter
• immeritō
• immeritus
• merenda
• merendārius
• merendō
• merēns
• mereō
• meretrīcābilis
• meretrīciē
• meretrīcius
• meretrīcor
• meretrīcula
• meretrīx
• meritō
• meritōrius
• meritum
• meritus

 

References

• immeritorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• immeritorius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016