verbfirst conjugation, deponent
mercor
mercor (present infinitive mercārī or mercārier, perfect active mercātus sum)
Classical[ˈmɛr.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛr.kor]
Meaning
- deponentto trade, deal, sell
Nam ut cuiusque studium ex aetāte flāgrābat, aliīs scorta praebēre, aliīs canēs atque equōs mercārī.
As the passions of each, according to his years, appeared excited, he furnished mistresses to some, bought horses and dogs for others.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
emō, pecūniā parōmercor -ārī — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 21
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Emere · Mercari · Redimere
1. Emere means to buy, where furnishing one’s self with the article is the main point, the price the next point, like πρίασθαι; whereas mercari (from ἀμέργειν) means to buy, as a more formal transaction, generally as the mercantile conclusion of a bargain, like ἐμπολᾶν. 2. Emere refers to the proper objects of trade; redimere to things which, according to the laws of justice and morality, do not constitute articles of trade, and which the buyer might either claim as his due, or ought to receive freely and gratuitously, such as peace, justice, love, and so forth. Cic. Sext. 30, 36. Quis autem rex qui illo anno non aut emendum sibi quod non habebat, aut redimendum quod habebat, arbitrabatur? (iv. 116.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mercor | mercābar | mercābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | mercāris mercāre | mercābāris mercābāre | mercāberis mercābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | mercātur | mercābātur | mercābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | mercāmur | mercābāmur | mercābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | mercāminī | mercābāminī | mercābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | mercantur | mercābantur | mercābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mercer | mercārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | mercēris mercēre | mercārēris mercārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | mercētur | mercārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | mercēmur | mercārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | mercēminī | mercārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | mercentur | mercārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | mercāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | mercāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | mercātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | mercātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | mercantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | mercārī mercārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | mercātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | mercātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | mercāns | — |
| perfect participle | mercātus mercāta, mercātā, mercātae, mercātam, mercātārum, mercātās, mercāte, mercātī, mercātīs, mercātō, mercātōrum, mercātōs | mercāta mercātā, mercātae, mercātam, mercātārum, mercātās, mercāte, mercātī, mercātīs, mercātō, mercātōrum, mercātōs |
| future participle | mercātūrus mercātūra, mercātūrā, mercātūrae, mercātūram, mercātūrārum, mercātūrās, mercātūre, mercātūrī, mercātūrīs, mercātūrō, mercātūrōrum, mercātūrōs, mercātūrum | mercandus mercanda, mercandā, mercandae, mercandam, mercandārum, mercandās, mercande, mercandīs, mercandōrum, mercandōs |
gerundmercandī, mercandō, mercandumsupinemercātum, mercātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- mercaturam facere
- to be engaged in commerce, wholesale business.
mercor, ātus, 1 (archaic form, mercassitur for mercatus fuerit, Inscr. Grut. 512, 20.—
I. Inf. mercarier for mercari, Hor. S. 2, 3, 24), v. dep. n. and a. [id.], to trade, traffic, deal in commodities (absol., Plaut. Merc. prol. 82), to buy, purchase something from a person (cf. nundinor).
I. Lit., constr. with aliquid ab or de aliquo, with abl. or gen. of the price (class.):
aliquid ab aliquo, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: fundum de pupillo, id. Fl. 20, 46: aliquid tanto pretio, id. Rosc. Am. 46, 133: hortos egregiasque domos, Hor. S. 2, 3, 24: quanti mercatura mullum luxuria? Plin. 9, 18, 31, § 68: hanc (segetem), Juv. 14, 143.—In part. pres.: mercans, antis, subst., a buyer, purchaser: spem mercantium frustrari, Suet. Aug. 75.—II. Trop.:
ego haec officia mercanda vitā puto, to be purchased with life, Cic. Att. 9, 5, 3: amorem muneribus, Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 15.—In pass. signif., to be bought (mostly post-Aug.): jam quidem facta emplastra mercantur, Plin. 34, 11, 25, § 108.— Part. perf.: mercātus, a, um, bought, purchased: commeatibus mercatis, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 138, 12: cultus, Prop. 1, 2, 5: sestertiis centum quinquaginta milibus trullam unam mercatam a matrefamilias, Plin. 37, 2, 10, § 29 (the better reading is mercatā matre, Jan.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mercor ātus, ārī, dep.
merx, to trade, traffic, deal in, buy, purchase : agrum, T.: (eunuchum) Thaïdi, for Thais , T.: fundum de pupillo: hortos, H.: hanc (segetem), Iu.—Fig.: officia mercanda vitā, to be purchased with life : Hoc magno mercentur Atridae, would pay highly for , V.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*merks
- Latinmercor
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor From merx + -or.
Italo-Romance
- Italianmercare
- Sardinianmercarefrom Italian mercare
- Corsicanmarcà
- Neapolitanmercà
- Sicilianmircari
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmercar
- Occitanmerçar
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemercarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mercar
- Spanishmercarfrom Old Spanish mercar
- Aragonesemercar
- Asturianmercar
- Galicianmercarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mercar
- Ladinomerkarfrom Old Spanish mercar