benemeritare

Italian

Etymology

Univerbation of bene (“well”) +‎ meritare (“to deserve”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.ne.me.riˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: be‧ne‧me‧ri‧tà‧re

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (intransitive) to be worthy (of)
  2. (intransitive) to be meritorious

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • benemeritare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • benemeritare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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