-mento

See also: mento, mentó, and mentő

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmen.to/, [ˈmen̪t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: -mén‧to

Suffix

-mento m

  1. Forms nouns that represent the action of a related verb

Usage notes

  • Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate
  • Note that nouns formed from -ere verbs end in -imento.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Italian_words_suffixed_with_-mento'>Italian words suffixed with -mento</a>

Latin

Suffix

-mentō

  1. dative singular of -mentum
  2. ablative singular of -mentum

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Late Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta.

Suffix

-mento m

  1. -tion (process, action or result)
    Synonyms: -agem, -ção

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Portuguese_words_suffixed_with_-mento'>Portuguese words suffixed with -mento</a>

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta. Doublet of -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmento/, [ˈmẽn̪t̪o]

Suffix

-mento m

  1. forming concrete nouns from verbs, with the sense of ‘result, product (of process)’

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_words_suffixed_with_-mento'>Spanish words suffixed with -mento</a>

See also

Further reading

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