See also: ment

English Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle English -ment, from Late Latin -amentum, from -mentum via Old French -ment.

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".

Usage notes Edit

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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See also Edit

-ent

Anagrams Edit

Catalan Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Inherited from Old Catalan -ment, from Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (mind).

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. added to the feminine singular form of an adjective to form an adverb; compare English -wise, -ly
    actual (current) + ‎-ment → ‎actualment (currently)
Usage notes Edit

In adverbs formed with the suffix -ment, two syllables are stressed: the syllable that was stressed in the original adjective, and the suffix. For example, ràpida (quick, feminine singular) yields ràpidament (quickly), which is stressed /ˌra.pi.ðə.ˈmen/, as if spelled ràpidamént.

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Etymology 2 Edit

Inherited from Old Catalan -ment, from Latin -mentum, from earlier Latin -menta.

Suffix Edit

-ment m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ments)

  1. forms nouns from verbs; cognate with -ment
    patir (to suffer) + ‎-ment → ‎patiment (suffering)
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French Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Inherited from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (mind). This Latin noun was feminine, which explains why adverbs formed with this suffix use the feminine form of the adjective; for example, vivement comes from vive (feminine form of vif) + -ment, and could be glossed as "in a lively spirit".

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Used to form adverbs (from the feminine form of an adjective), most of the time equivalent to the English -wise, -ly.
    rapide + ‎-ment → ‎rapidement
Usage notes Edit

With adjectives ending in -ant(e), -ent(e), the suffix combines with the ending to produce -amment, -emment (both pronounced /a.mɑ̃/).

Derived terms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Inherited from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ plus *-teh₂.

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Equivalent to the English -ment.
    parer + ‎-ment → ‎parement
    abandonner + ‎-ment → ‎abandonnement
    manier + ‎-ment → ‎maniement
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: -ment

Maltese Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Sicilian -menti and Italian -mente, from Latin mens.

Pronunciation Edit

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Forms adverbs form adjectives; -ly

Usage notes Edit

  • Generally restricted to adjectives of Romance origin, but occasional exceptions such as ħerqanament (eagerly) are attestable.

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Middle English Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.

Pronunciation Edit

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Forms nouns denoting a result or action from verbal roots; -ment.

Derived terms Edit

Descendants Edit

References Edit

Middle French Edit

Etymology Edit

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent to the English -wise, -ly.
  2. Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.

Descendants Edit

Norman Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old French -ment, from Latin mente, the ablative singular of mēns (mind).

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. used to form adverbs (from the feminine form of an adjective)

Derived terms Edit

Norwegian Bokmål Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Late Latin -mentum (instrument, medium, or result of), from -menta, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂, from *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns) + *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /mɛnt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Hyphenation: -ment

Suffix Edit

-ment (definite singular neuter -mentet, definite singular masculine -menten, indefinite plural -ment or -menter, definite plural -mentene or -menta)

  1. Used to form nouns from verbal stems, often denoting an action, means or state; -ment
    dokument, eksperiment, fundament, instrument, medikament, pigmentdocument, experiment, foundation, instrument, drug, pigment

Etymology 2 Edit

From French -ment, from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Late Latin -mentum (instrument, medium, or result of), from -menta, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂, from *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns) + *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

Pronunciation Edit

Suffix Edit

-ment (definite singular neuter -mentet, definite singular masculine -menten, indefinite plural -ment or -menter, definite plural -mentene or -menta)

  1. Used to form nouns often denoting action, means or state; -ment
    abonnement, arrangement, bombardement, resonnement, signalementsubscription, event, bombardment, reasoning, signaling

References Edit

  • “-ment” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • -ment” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams Edit

Occitan Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old Occitan, from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta.

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. -ly (used to form adverbs from adjectives)
  2. -ment; suffix used to form nouns

Derived terms Edit

Old French Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (mind).

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent to the English -wise, -ly.
    Example: hastivement
Descendants Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.
    Example: bastissement
Descendants Edit

Scots Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle English -ment.

Pronunciation Edit

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. Forms nouns denoting a result or action from verbal roots; -ment.

Swedish Edit

Suffix Edit

-ment

  1. -ment; form nouns from verbs. See also -mang.

Derived terms Edit