ment

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See also: -ment and mént

English

Verb

ment

  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of meng
  2. Obsolete spelling of meant.

Catalan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

  1. the mind
  2. the spirit

Verb

ment

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

ment

  1. (deprecated template usage) second- and third-person singular present indicative of mennen
  2. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of mennen

Estonian

Etymology

From Russian мент (ment).

Noun

ment (genitive mendi, partitive menti)

  1. (slang) cop (police officer)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms


French

Pronunciation

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mentir

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin mentem, accusative singular of mēns (mind), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

  1. mind
  2. intelligence

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛnt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ment

Etymology 1

From the obsolete verb menik (to escape) + -t (causative suffix).[1]

Verb

ment

  1. (transitive) to rescue, to save
Conjugation
Derived terms
With verbal prefixes

Etymology 2

From the men- stem of the verb megy +‎ -t.

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular past of megy
    Hova ment?Where did he/she go?
  2. (deprecated template usage) past participle of megy

Etymology 3

Adjective

ment (comparative mentebb, superlative legmentebb)

  1. (archaic, literary) exempt
    Synonym: mentes
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative ment mentek
accusative mentet menteket
dative mentnek menteknek
instrumental menttel mentekkel
causal-final mentért mentekért
translative mentté mentekké
terminative mentig mentekig
essive-formal mentként mentekként
essive-modal
inessive mentben mentekben
superessive menten menteken
adessive mentnél menteknél
illative mentbe mentekbe
sublative mentre mentekre
allative menthez mentekhez
elative mentből mentekből
delative mentről mentekről
ablative menttől mentektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
menté menteké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
mentéi mentekéi

References

  1. ^ ment in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • (save): ment in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (exempt): ment in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ment

  1. past participle of mene