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-mento
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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
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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