amercear

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + mercê + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.meʁ.seˈa(ʁ)/ [a.meh.seˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.meɾ.seˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.meʁ.seˈa(ʁ)/ [a.meχ.seˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.meɻ.seˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɨɾˈsjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɨɾˈsja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧mer‧ce‧ar

Verb

amercear (first-person singular present amerceio, first-person singular preterite amerceei, past participle amerceado)

  1. (transitive) to do mercy to; to grant mercy to
  2. (transitive) to commute a sentence to
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to pity, sympathize, feel sorry for

Conjugation

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