English edit

Etymology edit

From men, plural of man.

Suffix edit

-men

  1. plural of -man
    horsemen, sportsmen; lawmen, newsmen; freemen, icemen, supermen; Scotsmen, Chinamen

Basque edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix edit

-men

  1. sense, capacity
    aditu (to understand) + ‎-men → ‎adimen (intelligence)
  2. Forming nouns expressing an action
    abiatu (to start, begin) + ‎-men → ‎abiamen (beginning)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • -men” in Labayru Hiztegia

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-men n (genitive -minis); third declension

  1. forms neuter nouns of the third declension, generally with senses along the lines of 'a means of doing something'

Usage notes edit

Nouns ending in the suffix -men are often derived from verbs. Derivatives of first-conjugation verbs end in -āmen and derivatives of fourth-conjugation verbs end in -īmen (examples: lībrāmen from lībrā-, the present stem of lībrō (I balance, poise); mūnīmen (defense, fortification) from mūnī-, the present stem of mūniō (I fortify)). Derivatives of second- and third-conjugation verbs show more complicated formations depending on the stem involved. Derivatives of nouns or adjectives show some variation: some end in -āmen (such as linteāmen, oleāmen, pinguāmen from linteum, oleum, pinguis) while others end in -ūmen (such as albūmen, caldūmen from albus, caldus).

Compare the related suffix -mentum; for some nouns ending in -men, there is a corresponding noun ending in -mentum with a similar meaning, such as vēlāmen (covering) and vēlāmentum (covering).

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -men -mina
Genitive -minis -minum
Dative -minī -minibus
Accusative -men -mina
Ablative -mine -minibus
Vocative -men -mina

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Mokilese edit

Suffix edit

-men

  1. Classifier suffix used to form the numerals used to count animate nouns
  2. Indefinite suffix for animate nouns
    woal (man) + ‎-men → ‎woalmen (a man)

Derived terms edit

See: Category:Mokilese terms suffixed with -men

See also edit


Occitan edit

Suffix edit

-men

  1. Alternative form of -ment

Old Occitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin -mente.

Suffix edit

-men

  1. Forms adverbs from feminine adjectives. -wise, -ly
    lonja f (long) + ‎-men → ‎lonjamen (for a long time)

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Originally from Ottoman Turkish ـمن (-men), inherited from Proto-Turkic [Term?], as in değirmen. In some Ottoman coinages it conflated with Persian ـمان (-mân, -like). Sense 1 is found mainly in language reforms' coinages, and was likely influenced by German -mann and English -man.

Suffix edit

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / İ / Ö / Ü
-man -men

-men

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs, denoting professions. -er, -ant
    Synonym: -ci
    öğretmek (to teach) + ‎-men → ‎öğretmen (teacher)
    saymak (to count) + ‎-men → ‎sayman (accounant, treasurer)
    danışmak (to consult) + ‎-men → ‎danışman (consultant)
  2. Forms nouns and adjectives from verbal roots.
    şişmek (to swell, get fat) + ‎-men → ‎şişman (fat)
    azmak (overflow, overgrow) + ‎-men → ‎azman (overgrown, too big, monstrous)
  3. Forms nouns and adjectives denoting a high degree or excess.
    koca (big) + ‎-men → ‎kocaman (huge)
    küçük (small) + ‎-men → ‎küçümen (smaller, very small)
  4. Forms nouns and adjectives denoting fondness and passion.
    evcik (small home) + ‎-men → ‎evcimen (fond of home)
  5. Forms nouns of communities.
    köle (slave) + ‎-men → ‎kölemen (slaves)
    Türk + ‎-men → ‎Türkmen

Derived terms edit

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