-men
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "men"
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-men
- Persons who are experts in an area; e.g. horsemen, sportsmen.
- Persons who are employed or hold a position in an area; e.g lawmen, newsmen.
- Persons who have special characteristics relating to an area, e.g. freemen, icemen, supermen.
- In certain cases, persons of a particular nationality; e.g. Scotsmen, Chinamen.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-men n (genitive -minis); third declension
- forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Declension[edit]
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -men | -mina |
| genitive | -minis | -minum |
| dative | -minī | -minibus |
| accusative | -men | -mina |
| ablative | -mine | -minibus |
| vocative | -men | -mina |
Derived terms[edit]
Occitan[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-men
- Alternative form of -ment
Old Provençal[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin -mente.
| Examples |
|---|
|
lonc (“long”) |
Suffix[edit]
-men
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- English suffixes
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin 1-syllable words
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- Latin neuter nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin neuter nouns in the third declension
- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan suffixes
- Old Provençal terms derived from Late Latin
- Old Provençal lemmas
- Old Provençal suffixes
