-mentum
See also: mentum
Latin
Etymology
Derived from the Latin suffix -menta in collective nouns like armenta (“herd, flock”). Latin -menta is from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂ (*-mn̥ + *-teh₂).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.tum/, [ˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.tum/, [ˈmɛn̪t̪um]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -mentum | -menta |
| Genitive | -mentī | -mentōrum |
| Dative | -mentō | -mentīs |
| Accusative | -mentum | -menta |
| Ablative | -mentō | -mentīs |
| Vocative | -mentum | -menta |
Descendants
- Aromanian: -mintu
- Asturian: -mientu
- → Basque: -mendu
- Catalan: -ment
- → Dutch: -ment
- → English: -ment
- Franco-Provençal: -ment
- Old French: -ment
- Friulian: -ment
- Galician: -mento
- → German: -ment
- Italian: -mento
- → Norwegian Bokmål: -ment
- Occitan: -ment
- Portuguese: -mento
- Romanian: -mânt
- Sicilian: -mentu
- Spanish: -mento, -miento
- Venetian: -mento
See also
Latin terms suffixed with -mentum
References
- Jean Haudry, L'indo-européen
- http://etimologias.dechile.net/latin/?Sufijos
- Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Grecque by Pierre Chantraine. Paris, 1968.
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