merco

See also: Merco and mercó

Asturian

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar

Galician

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɛrko
• Hyphenation: mèr‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mercare (“to brand”) +‎ -o.

Noun

merco m (plural merchi)

1. (archaic except central Italy) brand (mark made by burning)

   Synonym: marchio

Further reading

• merco¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Latin amāracus, amāracum (“marjoram”), from Ancient Greek ἀμᾱ́ρακος (amā́rakos), ἀμᾱ́ρακον (amā́rakon).

Noun

merco m (plural merchi)

1. smooth golden fleece (Urospermum dalechampii)

Further reading

• merco² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercare

Anagrams

• cremo, cremò, crome

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmer.koː/, [ˈmɛrkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmer.ko/, [ˈmɛrko]

Verb

mercō (present infinitive mercāre); first conjugation, semi-deponent, no perfect or supine stems

1. (Old Latin, rare) Alternative form of mercor

Conjugation

   Conjugation of mercō (first conjugation, semi-deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	mercō		mercās		mercat		mercāmus		mercātis		mercant
	imperfect	mercābam		mercābās		mercābat		mercābāmus		mercābātis		mercābant
	future	mercābō		mercābis		mercābit		mercābimus		mercābitis		mercābunt
	perfect	mercātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	mercātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	mercātus + future active indicative of sum
	sigmatic future1	mercāssō		mercāssis		mercāssit		mercāssimus		mercāssitis		mercāssint
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	mercem		mercēs		mercet		mercēmus		mercētis		mercent
	imperfect	mercārem		mercārēs		mercāret		mercārēmus		mercārētis		mercārent
	perfect	mercātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	mercātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
	sigmatic aorist1	mercāssim		mercāssīs		mercāssīt		mercāssīmus		mercāssītis		mercāssint
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		mercā		—		—		mercāte		—
	future	—		mercātō		mercātō		—		mercātōte		mercantō
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		mercāre			—			mercāns			—
future		mercātūrum esse			—			mercātūrus			mercandus
perfect		mercātum esse			—			mercātus			—
future perfect		mercātum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		mercātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		mercandī		mercandō		mercandum		mercandō		mercātum		mercātū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Portuguese

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar

Spanish

Verb

merco

1. first-person singular present indicative of mercar