mereo, merere, merui, meritus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st
- 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 | mereo | meremus |
| 2 | meres | meretis |
| 3 | meret | merent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | merere |
| active | perfect | meruisse |
| passive | present | mereri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | mere | merete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | mereto | meretote |
| 3 | mereto | merento |
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
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