merus

mer-us uital.-lat. rein

From Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to sparkle, glimmer, gleam”); see also Ancient Greek μαρμαίρω (marmaírō), Sanskrit मरीचि (marīci, “beam, ray”), Old Irish emer, and Old English āmerian (“to purify”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.rus/, [ˈmɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.rus/, [ˈmɛːrus]

Adjective

merus (feminine mera, neuter merum); first/second-declension adjective

1. sheer, undiluted, pure (especially of wine)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	merus	mera	merum		merī	merae	mera
Genitive	merī	merae	merī		merōrum	merārum	merōrum
Dative	merō		merō		merīs
Accusative	merum	meram	merum		merōs	merās	mera
Ablative	merō	merā	merō		merīs
Vocative	mere	mera	merum		merī	merae	mera

Derived terms

• merum imperium