-mentum

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Latin suffix -menta in collective nouns like armenta (“herd, flock”). Latin -menta is from Latin -mentum (singular), from Proto-Italic *-məntom, from the plural Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂ (*-mn̥ + *-teh₂, plural of *-mn̥-to-).[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-mentum (plural -menta)

  1. instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum

Declension

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

See also

Latin terms suffixed with -mentum

References

  1. ^ Jean Haudry, L'indo-européen
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