detainment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English detain

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English detainment

From detain + -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈteɪn.mənt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪnmənt
• Hyphenation: de‧tain‧ment

Noun

detainment (countable and uncountable, plural detainments)

1. The condition of being detained; detention.