-mânt

See also: mant and -mant

Romanian

Alternative forms

• -ământ
• -mînt (old orthography)

Etymology

From Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɨnt/

Suffix

-mânt n (plural -minte)

1. Forms nouns that indicate the action or result of a verb; -ment

   ‎jura (“to vow”) + ‎-mânt → ‎jurământ (“vow”)

   ‎lega (“to bind”) + ‎-mânt → ‎legământ (“pledge, promise; vow”)

   ‎crede (“to trust”) + ‎-mânt → ‎crezământ (“trust”)

   ‎așeza (“to settle”) + ‎-mânt → ‎așezământ (“settlement”)

   ‎încălța (“to put on shoes”) + ‎-minte → ‎încălțăminte (“footwear”)

Usage notes

Recent borrowings. such as abonament (“subscription”), from French abonnement, usually keep the original form.

Declension

Declension of -mânt

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) -mânt	-mântul	(niște) -minte	-mintele
genitive/dative	(unui) -mânt	-mântului	(unor) -minte	-mintelor
vocative	-mântule		-mintelor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -mânt