emérito
See also: emerito
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈmɛ.ɾi.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾitu
- Hyphenation: e‧mé‧ri‧to
Adjective
emérito (feminine emérita, masculine plural eméritos, feminine plural eméritas)
- emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)
Further reading
- “emérito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “emérito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “emérito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈmeɾito/ [eˈme.ɾi.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -eɾito
- Syllabification: e‧mé‧ri‧to
Adjective
emérito (feminine emérita, masculine plural eméritos, feminine plural eméritas)
- emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)
Further reading
- “emérito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025