emeritum
/ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/noun
emeritum is spelled E-M-E-R-I-T-U-M: 8 letters. As a noun, emeritum means “A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emeritum is emerita.
How many letters and syllables are in emeritum?
| Letters | 8: E-M-E-R-I-T-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce emeritum?
- UK /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of emeritum
- emerita plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emeritum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).