Russian

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Etymology

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Possibly from Polish menda (police officer (vulgar)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʲent]
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  • Rhymes: -ent

Noun

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мент (mentm anim (genitive мента́, nominative plural менты́, genitive plural менто́в)

  1. (slang) cop
    Synonyms: му́сор (músor), лега́вый (legávyj), ляга́вый (ljagávyj), фарао́н (faraón), коп (kop)

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of моме́нт (momént).

Noun

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мент (mentm inan (genitive ме́нту, nominative plural ме́нти, genitive plural ме́нтів)

  1. (time) moment, instant
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian мент (ment).

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мент (mentm pers (genitive мента́, nominative plural менти́, genitive plural менті́в)

  1. (slang) cop
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References

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  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “мент”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN