a merced de
Spanish, preposition/a meɾˈθed de/
a merced de is spelled A-M-E-R-C-E-D-D-E (9 letters). A merced de is a Spanish preposition meaning “at the mercy of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does a merced de mean in English?
preposition
- 1
at the mercy of
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Encontrarse en una situación de dependencia o de debilidad con respecto a alguna circunstancia u otra persona.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce a merced de?
- /a meɾˈθed de/
- [a meɾˈθeð̞ ð̞e]
- /a meɾˈsed de/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.