merced
Ladino
Alternative forms
- merçed (traditional, dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Spanish merced, from Latin mercēdem, accusative singular of mercēs (“pay, wage, reward”), from Latin merx (“merchandise”).
Noun
merced f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מירסידﬞ, plural mercedes)
- mercy, grace, benevolence
- לוארי טו נומברי פור טו מירסידﬞ אי פור טו בﬞירדאדﬞ.
- Loare tu nombre por tu merced y por tu verdad.
- I shall praise your name for your mercy and for your truth.
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish merced, from Latin mercēdem, accusative singular of mercēs (“pay, wage, reward”), from Latin merx (“merchandise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾˈθed/ [meɾˈθeð̞]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /meɾˈsed/ [meɾˈseð̞]
- Rhymes: -ed
- Syllabification: mer‧ced
Derived terms
Further reading
- “merced”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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