-miento

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta. Doublet of -mento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: -mien‧to

Suffix

-miento m (noun-forming suffix, plural -mientos)

  1. -ment; forms nouns from verbs with the sense of the action or process
    ‎sentir (“to feel”) + ‎-miento → ‎sentimiento (“feeling”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -miento

See also

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