mérito

See also: merito, meritó, and meritò

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/

Noun

mérito m (plural méritos)

merit (something worthy of positive recognition)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mérito.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin meritum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾito/ [ˈme.ɾi.t̪o]
Rhymes: -eɾito
Syllabification: mé‧ri‧to

Adjective

mérito (feminine mérita, masculine plural méritos, feminine plural méritas)

(obsolete) worthy
Synonym: digno

Derived terms

meritísimo

Noun

mérito m (plural méritos)

merit

Derived terms

Related terms

demérito

Further reading

“mérito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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