mercê

See also: merce, mercé, mérce, mērce, mērcē, and Mercè

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mercee, from Latin mercēdem (“wages, fee, price”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meʁˈse/ [mehˈse]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /meɾˈse/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /meʁˈse/ [meχˈse]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meɻˈse/

  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: mer‧cê

Noun

mercê f (plural mercês)

  1. grace, mercy
    O barco estava à mercê do vento e das ondas.
    The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.

Derived terms

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