merita

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See also: Merita, meritá, and mérita

Esperanto

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Etymology

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meriti +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [meˈrita]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: me‧ri‧ta

Adjective

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merita (accusative singular meritan, plural meritaj, accusative plural meritajn)

  1. meritorious, worthy; deserving reward.

Italian

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Adjective

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merita

  1. singular feminine of merito

Verb

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merita

  1. inflection of meritare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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merita

  1. inflection of meritus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

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meritā

  1. ablative feminine singular of meritus

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French mériter. First attested in 1827.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.riˈta/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: me‧ri‧ta
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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a merita (third-person singular present merită, past participle meritat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to deserve, to merit (a good or a bad thing)
    Synonyms: cuveni, (obsolete) meritarisi
    Meriți o bătaie!
    You deserve a whooping!
  2. (intransitive) to be worth it
    Mai merită să faci o facultate?
    Is it still worth it to attend college?

Usage notes

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In popular usage, especially among less educated speakers, the second sense is frequently used reflexively (se merita. This widespread variation of the verb is however unilaterally proscribed by the language authority.

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Verb

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merita

  1. inflection of meritar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative