mercê
See also: merce, mercé, mérce, mērce, mērcē, and Mercè
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- merce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese mercee, from Latin mercēdem, accusative of mercēs (“wages, fee, price”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mer‧cê
Noun
mercê f (plural mercês)
- grace, mercy
- O barco estava à mercê do vento e das ondas.
- The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.
Derived terms
- à mercê
- vossa mercê