mercenario

== Italian == === Alternative forms === mercenaio (archaic, dialectal, inherited?) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mercēnārius or a latinization of older (and possibly inherited) mercenaio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mer.t͡ʃeˈna.rjo/ Rhymes: -arjo Hyphenation: mer‧ce‧nà‧rio === Adjective === mercenario (feminine mercenaria, masculine plural mercenari, feminine plural mercenarie) mercenary ==== Derived terms ==== mercenariamente === Noun === mercenario m (plural mercenari) mercenary (soldier) === Further reading === mercenario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === incamererò == Latin == === Adjective === mercēnāriō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mercēnārius == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin mercēnārius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meɾθeˈnaɾjo/ [meɾ.θeˈna.ɾjo] (Equatorial Guinea, 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) hired === Noun === mercenario m (plural mercenarios, feminine mercenaria, feminine plural mercenarias) mercenary (hired or contracted fighter) moneygrubber === Further reading === “mercenario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025