adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
meritōrius
meritōrius (feminine meritōria, neuter meritōrium)
Classical[mɛ.rɪˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[me.riˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to the earning of money, by which money is earned, for which money is paid; hired; meritorious.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
mercēde conductusmerītōrius -a -um — in Epistulae, ch. 8
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meritōrius | meritōria | meritōrium |
| genitive | meritōriī | meritōriae | meritōriī |
| dative | meritōriō | meritōriae | meritōriō |
| accusative | meritōrium | meritōriam | meritōrium |
| ablative | meritōriō | meritōriā | meritōriō |
| vocative | meritōrie | meritōria | meritōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meritōriī | meritōriae | meritōria |
| genitive | meritōriōrum | meritōriārum | meritōriōrum |
| dative | meritōriīs | meritōriīs | meritōriīs |
| accusative | meritōriōs | meritōriās | meritōria |
| ablative | meritōriīs | meritōriīs | meritōriīs |
| vocative | meritōriī | meritōriae | meritōria |
mĕrĭtōrĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to the earning of money, by which money is earned, for which money is paid, that brings in money (class.).
I. In gen.:
vehicula, Suet. Calig. 39: balinea, Plin. Ep. 2, 17: cenaculum, Suet. Vit. 7: artificia, Sen. Ep. 88, 1: salutatio, by which one hopes to obtain money, interested, id. Brev. Vit. 14, 3: in meritorio stabulo, Paul. Sent. 2, 31, 16.—B. Subst.: mĕrĭtōria, ōrum, n., places or rooms which are let out for a short time, Juv. 3, 234: facere, to let out rooms for a short time (opp. locare, to rent by the year), Dig. 7, 1, 13.—
II. In partic., of or belonging to the earning of money by prostitution, that earns money by prostitution:
pueri, Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 105: scorta, Suet. Claud. 15.—B. Subst.: mĕrĭtōrium, ii, n., a bawdy-house, brothel (post-class.), Firm. Math. 6, 31.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
meritōrius adj.
meritum, earning money : pueri, earning money by prostitution.—Plur. n . as subst, hired lodgings , Iu.
Origins
From meritus (“deserving, deserved”) + -tōrius, from the perfect passive participle of mereō (“deserve, merit”).
Descendants
- Catalanmeritori
- Englishmeritorious
- Frenchméritoire
- Italianmeritorio
- Portuguesemeritório
- Romanianmeritoriu
- Spanishmeritorio