-men

Appendix:Variations of "men" English Etymology From men, plural of man. Suffix en suffix form en -man horsemen, sportsmen; lawmen, newsmen; freemen, icemen, supermen; Scotsmen, Chinamen Basque Etymology eu :clip<ref:589><unc> -mendu capability + 1 Suffix eu suffix sense, capacity eu aditu to understand adimen intelligence Forming nouns expressing an action eu abiatu to start, begin abiamen beginning Derived terms eu References Further reading Latin Etymology la nominal :inh itc-pro:*-mn̥<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-mn̥<id:suffix>>> From la itc-pro *-mn̥, from la ine-pro *-mn̥. Pronunciation -men Suffix -men<3> forms nouns, usually from verbs, generally describing the means, instrument, or result of an action Usage notes Derivatives of first-conjugation verbs end in -āmen and derivatives of fourth-conjugation verbs end in -īmen: la lībrō to balance, poise -men lībrāmen balance, poise lībrō, lībrāre present stem lībrā- la mūniō to fortify -men mūnīmen defense, fortification mūniō, mūnīre present stem mūnī- Derivatives of second- and third-conjugation verbs show more complicated formations depending on the stem involved: la augeo -men augmen augeō, augēre to increase, enlarge increase, growth la acuō -men acūmen acuō, acuere to sharpen sharpened point There are also some derivatives from nouns or adjectives, which show variable formation: some end in -āmen (such as la linteāmen, la oleāmen, la pinguāmen from la linteum, la oleum, la pinguis) while others end in -ūmen (such as la albūmen, la caldūmen from la albus, la caldus). Compare the related suffix la -mentum; for some nouns ending in -men, there is a corresponding noun ending in -mentum with a similar meaning, such as la vēlāmen covering and la vēlāmentum covering. Declension -men<3> Derived terms la Descendants rup -ame -ami -imi ast -ame -ime -ume -amble originally Eastern ca -am -im -um gl -ame -ime -ume it -ame -ime -ume pt -ame -ão -ime -ume -um ro -ime scn -ami -imi -umi es -ambre -imbre -umbre Mokilese Suffix mkj suffix Classifier suffix used to form the numerals used to count animate nouns Indefinite suffix for animate nouns mkj woal man woalmen a man Derived terms mkj See also References 150 Occitan Suffix oc suffix oc -ment Old Occitan Alternative forms pro -ment Etymology From pro la-lat -mente. Suffix pro suffix Forms adverbs from feminine adjectives. -wise, -ly pro lonc lonja f long lonjamen for a long time Potawatomi Etymology pot alg-pro *mi·na, from pot aql-pro *mene. Cognate to cr ᒦᓂᐢ mînis, crk ᒦᓂᐢ mînis, oj -min,miin, otw -min,miin, and mez -men-. pot min. Pronunciation Suffix pot suffix an,in pot berry berry pot <alt:*bok-> bokmen pot <alt:*mda-> mdamen pot wdé' wdé'men pot -dé' dé'men pot seed seed pot <alt:*mno-><t:wild rice> mnomen Derived terms pot -men (berry) pot -men (seed) References men 3889 48 pot Agriculture Berries Plant anatomy Turkish Etymology Originally from tr ota ـمن -men, 1 tr trk-pro *-man, as in tr değirmen. In some Ottoman coinages it conflated with tr fa ـمان -mân -like. tr agent noun 1 is found mainly in Replacement of loanwords in Turkish language reforms' coinages, and was likely influenced by tr de Mann -mann and tr en -man. Suffix men man tr suffix tr agent noun Forms agent nouns from verbs, denoting professions. -er, -ant tr -ci tr öğretmek to teach öğretmen teacher tr saymak to count sayman accountant, treasurer tr danışmak to consult danışman consultant Forms nouns and adjectives from verbal roots. tr şişmek to swell, get fat şişman fat tr azmak overflow, overgrow azman overgrown, too big, monstrous Forms nouns and adjectives denoting a high degree or excess. tr koca big kocaman huge tr küçük small küçümen smaller, very small Forms nouns and adjectives denoting fondness and passion. tr evcil domestic, relating a home evcimen fond of home Forms nouns of communities. tr köle slave kölemen slaves tr Türk Türkmen Derived terms tr References -man2 3043 +mAn 1