benemérito

See also: benemerito

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bene meritus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.neˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.neˈmɛ.ɾi.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.nɨˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/

  • Rhymes: -ɛɾitu
  • Hyphenation: be‧ne‧mé‧ri‧to

Noun

benemérito m (plural beneméritos, feminine benemérita, feminine plural beneméritas)

  1. contributor (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause)
  2. somebody who is meritorious

Adjective

benemérito (feminine benemérita, masculine plural beneméritos, feminine plural beneméritas)

  1. meritorious

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bene meritus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beneˈmeɾito/ [be.neˈme.ɾi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾito
  • Syllabification: be‧ne‧mé‧ri‧to

Adjective

benemérito (feminine benemérita, masculine plural beneméritos, feminine plural beneméritas)

  1. one who is deserving or meritorious

Further reading

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