ment

See also: -ment

English

Verb

ment

  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of meng
  2. Obsolete spelling of meant

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin mentem, accusative singular of mēns (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ent

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

  1. the mind
  2. the spirit

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of mentir
  2. second-person singular imperative form of mentir

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

ment

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of mennen
  2. (archaic) plural imperative of mennen

Estonian

Etymology

From Russian мент (ment).

Noun

ment (genitive mendi, partitive menti)

  1. (slang) cop (police officer)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

  • politseinik
  • võmm

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃/

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mentir

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin mentem, accusative singular of mēns (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

  1. mind
  2. intelligence
  • mentâl

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛnt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ment

Etymology 1

From the obsolete verb menik (“to flee”) +‎ -t (“causative suffix”) [1]

Verb

ment

  1. to rescue

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

From the verb megy +‎ -t.

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular past of megy
    Hova ment? - Where did he/she go?
  2. past participle of megy

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ment

  1. past participle of mene
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