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Mercor
IPA: /ˈmɛr.kɔr/ (Classical)
Definition
1
First-person singular present indicative of mercor, a deponent verb meaning 'to trade' or 'to traffic in goods'.
2
To buy, purchase, or engage in commerce.
3
To deal in commodities or merchandise.
Examples
Mercor vinum Falernum in taberna, sed bibo aquam.
I buy Falernian wine at the tavern, but I drink water.
Mercor togam sericam a mercatore, qui nimium petit.
I trade for a silk toga from a merchant who asks too much.
In foro Romano mercor merces mirabiles, sed pauper fio.
In the Roman Forum, I buy wondrous goods, but become poor.
Mercor silentium ex clamoso vicinio argento.
I purchase silence from the noisy neighborhood with silver.