-ment

See also: ment

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Suffix

-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

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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan, from Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (“mind”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ment

  1. Added to the feminine singular form of an adjective to form an adverb. Compare English -wise, -ly.

Usage notes

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.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-ment

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs. Cognate with -ment.

Derived terms

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃/

Etymology 1

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

-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

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

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-ment

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.
    parer + ‎-ment → ‎parement
    abandonner + ‎-ment → ‎abandonnement
    manier + ‎-ment → ‎maniement

Derived terms

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Middle French

Etymology

Suffix

-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

Norman

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ment

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

Derived terms

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Occitan

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ment

  1. -ment; suffix used to form nouns

Derived terms

Old French

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-ment

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

Descendants

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ment

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

Descendants

Swedish

Suffix

-ment

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

Derived terms

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