merecedor

Galician

Etymology

From merecer +‎ -dor.

Adjective

merecedor (feminine merecedora, masculine plural merecedores, feminine plural merecedoras)

  1. deserving

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From merecer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ɾe.seˈdoʁ/ [me.ɾe.seˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /me.ɾe.seˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /me.ɾe.seˈdoʁ/ [me.ɾe.seˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ɾe.seˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈdoɾ/ [mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈdo.ɾi/ [mɨ.ɾɨ.sɨˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: me‧re‧ce‧dor

Adjective

merecedor (feminine merecedora, masculine plural merecedores, feminine plural merecedoras, comparable)

  1. deserving

Spanish

Etymology

From merecer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɾeθeˈdoɾ/ [me.ɾe.θeˈð̞oɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /meɾeseˈdoɾ/ [me.ɾe.seˈð̞oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧re‧ce‧dor

Adjective

merecedor (feminine merecedora, masculine plural merecedores, feminine plural merecedoras)

  1. deserving
    • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:
      Los altos cielos que de vuestra divinidad divinamente con las estrellas os fortifican y os hacen merecedora del merecimiento que merece la vuestra grandeza...
      The high heavens, that of your divinity divinely fortify you with the stars, render you deserving of the desert your greatness deserves...

Further reading

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