Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emeritum

/ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: emer-i-tum
IPA: /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.

Example Sentences

"At the expiration of the term of service, the soldiers received a bounty or donation in land or money, which was sometimes called emeritum; those who had served their time out being also called emeriti."

Etymology

From the Latin ēmeritum (“a thing earned upon completion of a term of service”), a substantive use of the neuter singular form of ēmeritus (“earned, merited, having been earned; served, having done one’s service”), the perfect passive participle of ēmereō (“to earn, to merit”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/

Inflected Forms

emerita (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce emeritum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/.
What does emeritum mean?: A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
Where does emeritum come from?: From the Latin ēmeritum (“a thing earned upon completion of a term of service”), a substantive use of the neuter singular form of ēmeritus (“earned, merited, having been earned; served, having done one’s service”), the perfect passive participle of ēmereō (“to earn, to merit”).

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