-mentum
See also: mentum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Italic *-məntom, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom, extended from *-mn̥.[1] Compare -men.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.tum]
Suffix
[edit]-mentum (plural -menta)
- instrument, medium, or result of
- monēre + -mentum → monumentum
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -mentum | -menta |
| genitive | -mentī | -mentōrum |
| dative | -mentō | -mentīs |
| accusative | -mentum | -menta |
| ablative | -mentō | -mentīs |
| vocative | -mentum | -menta |
Descendants
[edit]- Balkano-Romance:
- Italo-Dalmatian:
- Rhaeto-Romance:
- Friulian: -ment
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vine, Brent (2017), “Chapter VIII: Italic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), volume 2, Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Italic, page 780
- http://etimologias.dechile.net/latin/?Sufijos
- Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Grecque by Pierre Chantraine. Paris, 1968.