-mento

mento mentó mentő Galician Alternative forms gl -amento -emento -imento Etymology gl -ment :inh roa-opt:-mento 2 1 Pronunciation -mênto -mènto gl -men to Suffix m -ment; forms nouns from verbs, with the sense of "result, product (of process)" Usage notes In function of the thematic vowel of the verb, and since the early documentation of the language, this suffix takes one the following forms: gl -amento, gl -emento or gl -imento. Note that in Portuguese these forms are just pt -amento and pt -imento. Derived terms gl Interlingua Alternative forms ia -amento -imento Etymology From ia la -mentum. Suffix forming concrete nouns from verbs, with the sense of 'result, product (of process)' Derived terms ia Italian Alternative forms it -imento Etymology it -ment :inh la:-mentum From it la -mentum. Pronunciation -ménto Suffix m forms nouns that represent the action of a related verb it cambiare to change cambiamento cambiamento change abstract it versare to pour versamento versamento pouring Usage notes Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate syllable. Nouns formed from it -ere verbs end in it -imento. Derived terms it Anagrams it emnot Monte monte Latin Suffix la suffix form -mentō la -mentum dat//abl s Old Galician-Portuguese Alternative forms roa-opt -amento -emento Etymology roa-opt -ment :inh la:-mentum ++ Suffix roa-opt suffix noun-forming suffixes -ment roa-opt -age -çon Derived terms roa-opt Descendants fax -mento gl -mento 1 pt -mento 1 References 193 2.1.25 Portuguese Alternative forms pt -amento -imento Etymology pt -ment :inh roa-opt:-mento 2 1 Pronunciation pt ẽtu 2 pt men to Suffix m -ment pt -agem -ção Derived terms pt Further reading -mento -mento -mento Spanish Alternative forms es -amento -imento Etymology es :der la:-mentum + 1 -miento Pronunciation Suffix m -ment the action or result of what is denoted by the verb es jurar to swear juramento oath Derived terms es See also es -miento Further reading