-mento

See also: mento, mentó, and mentő

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -mento, from , -amentum, from Latin -menta.

Suffix

-mento m

1. -ment (the action or result of what is denoted by the verb)

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -mento

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Interlingua

Alternative forms

• -amento, -imento

Etymology

From , -amentum, from Latin -menta.

Suffix

-mento

1. forming concrete nouns from verbs, with the sense of 'result, product (of process)'

Derived terms

Interlingua terms suffixed with -mento

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Italian

Alternative forms

• -imento

Etymology

From Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.to/, [ˈmen̪t̪o]
• Hyphenation: -mén‧to

Suffix

-mento m

1. Forms nouns that represent the action of a related verb

Usage notes

• Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate
• Note that nouns formed from -ere verbs end in -imento.

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -mento

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Latin

Suffix

1. dative singular of -mentum
2. ablative singular of -mentum

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -amento, -imento

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -mento, from , -amentum, from Latin -menta.

Suffix

-mento m

1. -tion (process, action or result)

   Synonyms: -agem, -ção

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -mento

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• -amento, -imento

Etymology

From , -amentum, from Latin -menta. Doublet of -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmento/ [ˈmẽn̪.t̪o]

Suffix

-mento m

1. -ment (the action or result of what is denoted by the verb)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -mento

See also

• -miento

Further reading

• “-mento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014