merecedor

Portuguese

Etymology

From merecer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: me‧re‧ce‧dor

Adjective

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

  1. deserving

Spanish

Etymology

From merecer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /meɾeθeˈdoɾ/, [meɾeθeˈðoɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /meɾeseˈdoɾ/, [meɾeseˈðoɾ]

Adjective

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

  1. deserving
    • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte, Capítulo I
      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...
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