-men

See also: Appendix:Variations of "men"

English

Etymology

From men, plural of man.

Suffix

-men

1. Persons who are experts in an area; e.g. horsemen, sportsmen.
2. Persons who are employed or hold a position in an area; e.g lawmen, newsmen.
3. Persons who have special characteristics relating to an area, e.g. freemen, icemen, supermen.
4. In certain cases, persons who derives from a particular nationality; e.g. Scotsmen, Chinamen.

Derived terms

• airmen
• bogeymen
• committeemen
• firemen
• freemen
• gunmen
• horsemen

• icemen
• lawmen
• newsmen
• sandmen
• seamen
• sportsmen
• supermen

See also

• -man

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /men/, [mẽ]

Suffix

-men n (genitive -minis); third declension

1. forms neuter nouns of the third declension

Declension

Third declension neuter.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	-men	-mina
genitive	-minis	-minum
dative	-minī	-minibus
accusative	-men	-mina
ablative	-mine	-minibus
vocative	-men	-mina

Derived terms

► Latin words suffixed with -men

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Occitan

Suffix

-men

1. Alternative form of -ment.

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Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• -ment

Etymology

• From Late Latin -mente

Suffix

-men

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

   Example: lonjamen