merx

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *merk-, possibly from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics. See also Mercurius.

Pronunciation

Noun

merx f (genitive mercis); third declension

  1. merchandise, commodity
  2. goods

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative merx mercēs
Genitive mercis mercium
Dative mercī mercibus
Accusative mercem mercēs
Ablative merce mercibus
Vocative merx mercēs

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Catalan: esmerçar
  • Italian: merce
  • Portuguese: merce

References
  • merx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • merx in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • merx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) the stipulated reward for anything: pacta merces alicuius rei
    • (ambiguous) to set out goods for sale: exponere, proponere merces (venales)
  • merchant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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