-ment
English edit
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From Middle English -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.
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-ment
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Generally attached to stem without changes, except when the stem ends in -dge, where the -e is sometimes dropped, as in abridgment, acknowledgment, judgment, and lodgment, with the forms without -e being preferred in American English. Of these, judgment is the most significant, and usage varies globally; see Judgment: Spelling for discussion.
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
- ràpida (“rapid”) + -ment → ràpidament (“rapidly”)
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The resulting adverb has secondary stress where the corresponding adjective has primary stress, as in [ˈrapiðə] → [ˌrapiðəˈmen].
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-ment m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ments)
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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Franco-Provençal edit
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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French edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin mente.
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
- franche + -ment → franchement
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With adjectives ending in -ant(e), -ent(e), the suffix combines with the ending to produce -amment, -emment (both pronounced /a.mɑ̃/).
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Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
- parer + -ment → parement
- abandonner + -ment → abandonnement
- manier + -ment → maniement
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- → Norwegian Bokmål: -ment
Maltese edit
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Borrowed from Sicilian -menti and Italian -mente, both from Latin mente.
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-ment
- Forms adverbs from adjectives; -ly
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- Generally restricted to adjectives of Romance origin, but occasional exceptions such as ħerqanament (“eagerly”) are attestable.
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Middle English edit
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From Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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References edit
- “-ment, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-2.
Middle French edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French -ment, from Latin mente.
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
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- French: -ment
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From Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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Norman edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French -ment, from Latin mente.
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
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From Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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-ment (definite singular neuter -mentet, definite singular masculine -menten, indefinite plural -ment or -menter, definite plural -mentene or -menta)
- Used to form nouns from verbal stems, often denoting an action, means or state; -ment
- dokument, eksperiment, fundament, instrument, medikament, pigment ― document, experiment, foundation, instrument, drug, pigment
Etymology 2 edit
From French -ment, from Latin -mentum.
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-ment (definite singular neuter -mentet, definite singular masculine -menten, indefinite plural -ment or -menter, definite plural -mentene or -menta)
- Used to form nouns often denoting action, means or state; -ment
- abonnement, arrangement, bombardement, resonnement, signalement ― subscription, event, bombardment, reasoning, signaling
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From Old Occitan -ment, from Latin mente.
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
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From Old Occitan -ment, from Latin -mentum.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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-ment
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
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- Occitan: -ment
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
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- Occitan: -ment
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English -ment.
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-ment
- Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state.
Swedish edit
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-ment