mérito

See also: merito, meritó, and meritò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin meritum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/

• Hyphenation: mé‧ri‧to

Noun

mérito m (plural méritos)

1. merit (something worthy of positive recognition)
   • 2023, Djalma do Nascimento Sousa, chapter VIII, in Memórias do Sul do Maranhão, Maranhão, published 2023, page 139:

     Dá-se o mérito real da entrada de criadores de gado ao sertão o que não é bem verdade, pois no período de 1700, isto é, muito antes deles chegarem, já existiam bastante criadores, muitas famílias de coragem e determinação adentravam as matas, à procura de terras boas para viver e produzirem;

     The real merit of the arrival of cattle breeders in the sertão is given, which is not quite true, because in the 1700s, in other words, long before they arrived, there were already plenty of breeders, many families with courage and determination entering the forests in search of good land to live on and produce;

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mérito.

Related terms

• meritíssimo

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)

1. (obsolete) worthy

   Synonym: digno

Derived terms

• meritísimo

 

Noun

mérito m (plural méritos)

1. merit

Derived terms

• ameritar
• de mérito
• demeritar
• figura de mérito
• hacer mérito
• meritar

 

Related terms

• demérito

 

Further reading

• “mérito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16