merendum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →merenda, merendae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Calepinus
- Age:
- Medieval
taste, collation;
gen. pl. - Entry →mereo, merere, merui, meritus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
earn; deserve/merit/have right; win/gain/incur; earn soldier/whore pay, serve;
acc. sg. fut. pass. part.acc. sg. fut. pass. part.nom. sg. fut. pass. part.voc. sg. fut. pass. part. - Entry →mereor, mereri, meritus sum:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
earn; deserve/merit/have right; win/gain/incur; earn soldier/whore pay, serve;
acc. sg. fut. part.acc. sg. fut. part.nom. sg. fut. part.voc. sg. fut. part.
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...calido fodiemus uiscera ferro,desperasse putent. magna uirtute merendum est,Caesar ut amissis inter tot milia paucishoc damnum..."Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...quidam scripserunt, a lenone domino puer ad merendum coactus. Eum Cebes Socraticus hortante Socrate emisse dicitur habuisseque..."Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...autem, quod tardiores faciat ad bene merendum turba ingratorum. Nam primum, ut dixi, nos illam augemus; deinde..."
