mercenario

See also: mercenário

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mercēnārius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mer.t͡ʃeˈna.rjo/
  • Rhymes: -arjo
  • Hyphenation: mer‧ce‧nà‧rio

Adjective

mercenario (feminine mercenaria, masculine plural mercenari, feminine plural mercenarie)

  1. mercenary

Derived terms

Noun

mercenario m (plural mercenari)

  1. mercenary (soldier)

Further reading

  • mercenario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

mercēnāriō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mercēnārius

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mercēnārius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɾθeˈnaɾjo/ [meɾ.θeˈna.ɾjo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /meɾseˈnaɾjo/ [meɾ.seˈna.ɾjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾjo
  • Syllabification: mer‧ce‧na‧rio

Adjective

mercenario (feminine mercenaria, masculine plural mercenarios, feminine plural mercenarias)

  1. hired

Noun

mercenario m (plural mercenarios, feminine mercenaria, feminine plural mercenarias)

  1. mercenary (hired or contracted fighter)
  2. moneygrubber

Further reading