merens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of mereō.

Participle

merēns m or f or n (genitive merentis); third declension

  1. deserving, meriting

Usage notes

Occasionally in idiomatic expressions with de, such as bene de se merenti (“for acquitting himself well; well-deserving”).

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative merēns merēns merentēs merentia
Genitive merentis merentis merentium merentium
Dative merentī merentī merentibus merentibus
Accusative merentem merēns merentēs, merentīs merentia
Ablative merente, merentī1 merente, merentī1 merentibus merentibus
Vocative merēns merēns merentēs merentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References
  • merens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • merens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • merens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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