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ment English Alternative forms en ⠰⠞ Etymology en :inh enm:-ment 1 From en enm -ment, from en fro -ment nominal, from en la -mentum. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ment.wav Southern England Suffix ~ Attached to a verb to form a noun meaning the action denoted by the verb or its result. Usage notes Generally attached to stem without changes, except when the stem ends in -dge, where the -e is sometimes dropped, as in en abridgment, en acknowledgment, en judgment, and en 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. Synonyms en -tion en -ing Derived terms en Translations Albanian: sq -më m, sq -im m Armenian: hy -ումն, hy -ություն Asturian: ast -mientu m Catalan: ca -ment m Dutch: nl -ing f Finnish: fi -minen, fi -us French: fr -ment m, fr -age m Middle French: frm -ment m Old French: fro -ment m Galician: gl -mento m German: de -ung f Greek: el -μα n, el -ιμο n Ancient Greek: grc -μα n Hindi: hi -करण m Interlingua: ia -mento Italian: it -mento m Japanese: ja の no Jeju: jje -임 Khmer: km ការ Korean: ko -음, ko -기 Middle Korean: okm 기〮 -ki Latin: la -mentum n Middle English: enm -ment Norwegian: Bokmål: nb -ment Occitan: oc -ment m Old English: ang -ing f Pashto: ps ـتیا -tiyâ Persian: fa ـش -eš Polish: pl -stwo n, pl -anie n, pl -enie n, pl -ęcie n Romanian: ro -mânt n Russian: ru -тельство n Scots: sco -ment Spanish: es -miento m, es -mento m Swedish: sv -mang n, sv -ment n Tamil: ta -ச்சி Thai: th การ, th ความ Ukrainian: uk -ення n, uk -ання n Urdu: ur ش -iś ـش Walloon: wa -mint m Welsh: cy -ant m, cy -dra m, cy -id m, cy -ni m, cy -deb m, cy -i m, cy -wch m, cy -aint m, cy -ter m, cy -der m, cy -tid m, cy -fel m, cy -tod m, cy -yd m, cy -ioni m, cy -ineb m, cy -edd m Yiddish: yi ־ונג f See also en -ent Anagrams en emnt T-men Aragonese Etymology an la mens mente. Suffix an suffix an adverbial Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. an rapido rapidament rapid rapida rapidly Usage notes The resulting adverb is an oxytone where the corresponding adjective is a paroxytone, as in [raˈpiðə] → [ˌrapiðəˈmen]. Catalan Pronunciation Etymology 1 ca adverbial :inh la:mens<alt:mente> ca la mens mente. Suffix ca suffix Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. ca ràpid<alt:ràpida><t:rapid> ràpidament<t:rapidly> Usage notes The resulting adverb has secondary stress where the corresponding adjective has primary stress, as in [ˈrapiðə] → [ˌrapiðəˈmen]. Derived terms ca adverbial Etymology 2 ca nominal :inh la:-mentum ca la -mentum. Suffix m Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. ca patir<t:to suffer> patiment<t:suffering> Derived terms ca nominal Franco-Provençal Etymology 1 From frp la mens mente. Suffix frp orbl frp adverbial Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. frp ôtro ôtrament ôtra other otherwise Derived terms frp adverbial Etymology 2 From frp la -mentum. Suffix frp suffix plural -ments m frp orbl frp nominal Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Derived terms frp nominal French Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt--ment.wav <<France>> (<<Brétigny-sur-Orge>>) Etymology 1 fr adverbial :inh frm:-ment<id:adverbial> 1 fr frm -ment adverbial, from fr fro -ment adverbial, from fr la mens mente. Suffix Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. fr franc franchement franche Usage notes With adjectives ending in -ant(e), -ent(e), the suffix combines with the ending to produce -amment, -emment (both pronounced /a.mɑ̃/). Derived terms fr adverbial Etymology 2 fr nominal :inh frm:-ment<id:nominal> fr frm -ment nominal, from fr fro -ment nominal, from fr la -mentum. Suffix m forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state fr parer parement fr abandonner abandonnement fr manier maniement Derived terms fr nominal Descendants nb -ment 1 sv -mang 1 Maltese Etymology mt suffix :bor scn:-menti it:-mente 1 mt scn -menti and mt it -mente, both from mt la mens mente. Pronunciation mt /mɛnt/ Suffix suffix Forms adverbs from adjectives; -ly Usage notes Generally restricted to adjectives of Romance origin, but occasional exceptions such as mt ħerqanament eagerly are attestable. Derived terms mt Middle English Etymology enm :bor fro:-ment<id:nominal> From enm fro -ment nominal, from enm la -mentum. Pronunciation enm /mɛnt/ Suffix enm suffix Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Derived terms enm Descendants en -ment sco -ment References -ment suf MED27379 2018-11-2 Middle French Pronunciation frm Etymology 1 frm adverbial :inh fro:-ment<id:adverbial> 1 ++ Suffix frm suffix Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. Derived terms frm adverbial Descendants fr -ment adverbial Etymology 2 frm nominal :inh fro:-ment<id:nominal> 1 ++ Suffix frm suffix m Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Derived terms frm nominal Descendants fr -ment nominal Norman Etymology 1 From nrf fro -ment adverbial, from nrf la mens mente. Suffix nrf suffix nrf adverbial Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. Derived terms nrf adverbial Etymology 2 From nrf fro -ment nominal, from nrf la -mentum. Suffix nrf suffix nrf nominal Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Derived terms nrf nominal Norwegian Bokmål Etymology 1 From nb la -mentum. Pronunciation nb /mɛnt/ nb Nb--ment1.ogg nb ɛnt nb -ment Suffix nb suffix (definite singular neuter nb -mentet, definite singular masculine nb -menten, indefinite plural nb -ment or nb -menter, definite plural nb -mentene or nb -menta) nb noun Used to form nouns from verbal stems, often denoting an action, means or state; -ment nb dokument, eksperiment, fundament, instrument, medikament, pigment document, experiment, foundation, instrument, drug, pigment 1 Etymology 2 From nb fr -ment nominal, from nb la -mentum. Pronunciation nb /maŋ/ nb Nb--ment2.ogg nb aŋ nb -ment Suffix nb suffix (definite singular neuter nb -mentet, definite singular masculine nb -menten, indefinite plural nb -ment or nb -menter, definite plural nb -mentene or nb -menta) nb noun Used to form nouns often denoting action, means or state; -ment nb abonnement, arrangement, bombardement, resonnement, signalement subscription, event, bombardment, reasoning, signaling 1 References “-ment” in Store norske leksikon Anagrams nb ment nemt nb noun-forming suffixes Occitan Etymology 1 From oc pro -ment adverbial, from oc la mens mente. Suffix oc suffix oc adverbial Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. Derived terms oc adverbial Etymology 2 From oc pro -ment nominal, from oc la -mentum. Suffix oc suffix oc nominal Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Derived terms oc nominal Old French Pronunciation fro /ˈmɛnt/ early fro /ˈmant/ classical Etymology 1 fro adverbial :inh la:mente<id:adv> 1 ++ Suffix fro suffix Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. Derived terms fro adverbial Descendants frm -ment adverbial nrf -ment adverbial Etymology 2 fro nominal :inh la:-mentum 1 ++ Suffix fro suffix m Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Derived terms fro nominal Descendants frm -ment nominal enm -ment 1 Old Occitan Etymology 1 From pro la mens mente. Suffix pro suffix pro adverbial Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. Derived terms pro adverbial Descendants oc -ment adverbial Etymology 2 From pro la -mentum. Suffix pro suffix pro nominal Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Derived terms pro nominal Descendants oc -ment nominal Scots Etymology From sco enm -ment. Pronunciation sco /mənt/ Suffix sco suffix Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Swedish Suffix sv suffix en -ment; form nouns from verbs. See also sv -mang. Derived terms sv