different between emeritum vs emeritus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?m??r?t?m, IPA^(key): /??m???t?m/

Noun

emeritum (plural emerita)

1. (Ancient Roman historical) A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
   • 1854: Johann Joachim Eschenburg, Manual of Classical Literature, page 275

     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.

Latin

Verb

?meritum

1. accusative supine of ?mere?

References

• emeritum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Etymology

From Latin emeritus (“earned; served”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m???t?s/
• Hyphenation: e?me?ri?tus
• Rhymes: -???t?s

Adjective

emeritus (not comparable, feminine singular emerita, masculine plural emeriti, feminine plural emeritae)

1. (postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.

Translations

Noun

emeritus (plural emeriti, feminine emerita)

1. A person retired in this sense.

Related terms

• emerita
• emeritum
• emeritate

Further reading

• emeritus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• semitrue, user time

German

Etymology

From Latin emeritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e?me??it?s]
• Hyphenation: eme?ri?tus

Adjective

emeritus (not comparable)

1. emeritus

Further reading

• “emeritus” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of ?mere? (“earn, merit”).

Participle

?meritus (feminine ?merita, neuter ?meritum); first/second-declension participle

1. earned, merited, having been earned.
2. served, having done one's service.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

• Catalan: emèrit
• English: emeritus
• Italian: emerito
• Portuguese: emérito
• Spanish: emérito, Mérida

References

• emeritus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• emeritus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• emeritus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• emeritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette