Galician

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Etymology

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From merecer +‎ -dor.

Adjective

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merecedor (feminine merecedora, masculine plural merecedores, feminine plural merecedoras)

  1. deserving

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From merecer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈdoɾ/ [mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈdo.ɾi/ [mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: me‧re‧ce‧dor

Adjective

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merecedor (feminine merecedora, masculine plural merecedores, feminine plural merecedoras, comparable)

  1. deserving

Spanish

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Etymology

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From merecer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾeθeˈdoɾ/ [me.ɾe.θeˈð̞oɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meɾeseˈdoɾ/ [me.ɾe.seˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧re‧ce‧dor

Adjective

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merecedor (feminine merecedora, masculine plural merecedores, feminine plural merecedoras)

  1. deserving
    • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:
      Los altos cielos que de vuestra divinidad divinamente con las estrellas os fortifican y os hacen merecedora del merecimiento que merece la vuestra grandeza...
      The high heavens, that of your divinity divinely fortify you with the stars, render you deserving of the desert your greatness deserves...
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