mereor, mereri, meritus sum:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
earn; deserve/merit/have right; win/gain/incur; earn soldier/whore pay, serve;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mereor | meremur |
| 2 | mereris, merere | meremini |
| 3 | meretur | merentur |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| passive | present | mereri |
Imperatives
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | merere | meremini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | meretor | — |
| 3 | meretor | merentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | meritus | meriti |
| Gen. | meriti | meritorum |
| Dat. | merito | — |
| Acc. | meritum | meritos |
| Voc. | merite | meriti |
| Abl. | merito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | merita | meritae |
| Gen. | meritae | meritarum |
| Dat. | meritae | — |
| Acc. | meritam | meritas |
| Voc. | merita | meritae |
| Abl. | merita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | meritum | merita |
| Gen. | meriti | meritorum |
| Dat. | merito | — |
| Acc. | meritum | merita |
| Voc. | meritum | merita |
| Abl. | merito | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | merendus | — |
| Gen. | merendi | — |
| Dat. | merendo | — |
| Acc. | merendum | — |
| Voc. | merende | — |
| Abl. | merendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | merenda | — |
| Gen. | merendae | — |
| Dat. | merendae | — |
| Acc. | merendam | — |
| Voc. | merenda | — |
| Abl. | merenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | merendum | — |
| Gen. | merendi | — |
| Dat. | merendo | — |
| Acc. | merendum | — |
| Voc. | merendum | — |
| Abl. | merendo | — |
Supines
accusative: meritum; ablative: meritu
Examples
[Proverbs]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger)
"...homines: bene enim loqui nesciunt. Faciunt non quod mereor ego, sed quod solent ipsi. 42. Homines..."XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...facimus. nullas iam spero fruges, propitios deos non mereor. quomodo me a scelere meo divellerem, in quas ultimas..."IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...mendicare parentem meum. sustineas, adiuves, praestes affectum. si mereor, tu sis illi vicarius meus.' nec plura dicendi tempus..."IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...miserum me deceptae cogitationis eventu! fortiter feci, dum mereor occidi. recedite, gratulationes, abite, laudantes; non circumeo templa..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quod superest, infesto fulmine morti, si mereor, demitte tuaque hic obrue dextra.' vix haec ediderat cum effusis imbribus..."In Catilinam IV
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...huic urbi praesident, pro eo mihi, ac mereor, relaturos esse gratiam; deinde, si quid obtigerit, aequo animo paratoque..."Liber IV
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...incestum. Summam enim rerum nuntiat fama non ordinem. Mereor ut vicissim, quid in oppido tuo, quid in finitimis..."