emérito

See also: emerito

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēmeritus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈmɛ.ɾi.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/

Hyphenation: e‧mé‧ri‧to

Adjective

emérito (feminine emérita, masculine plural eméritos, feminine plural eméritas)

emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēmeritus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈmeɾito/ [eˈme.ɾi.t̪o]
Rhymes: -eɾito
Syllabification: e‧mé‧ri‧to

Adjective

emérito (feminine emérita, masculine plural eméritos, feminine plural eméritas)

emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)

Further reading

“emérito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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