interjection/mɛʁ.si/
thank you
“Merci pour ton aide.” — Thank you for your help.
Related: Dieu merci, merci beaucoup, merci bien, merci mille fois, merci pour ton aide, merci pour votre aide, non merci
From Middle French merci, mercy, from Old French merci, from Latin mercēdem (“wages, fee, price”).
Used as an interjection of gratitude since at least the early 12th century, originally as grand merci, for instance spelled granz merciz in Li coronemenz Looïs.
noun, feminine/mɛʁ.si/
merci is feminine in French.
mercy; grace
Synonyms: miséricorde, pitié, grâce
From Middle French merci, mercy, from Old French merci, from Latin mercēdem (“wages, fee, price”).
Used as an interjection of gratitude since at least the early 12th century, originally as grand merci, for instance spelled granz merciz in Li coronemenz Looïs.
noun, masculine/mɛʁ.si/plural: mercis
merci is masculine in French.
thanks, an expression of gratitude, the word merci
Related: mille mercis, un grand merci
From Middle French merci, mercy, from Old French merci, from Latin mercēdem (“wages, fee, price”).
Used as an interjection of gratitude since at least the early 12th century, originally as grand merci, for instance spelled granz merciz in Li coronemenz Looïs.