мент

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Russian

Etymology

Possibly from Polish menda (“police officer (vulgar)”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ent

Noun

мент • (ment) m anim (genitive мента́, nominative plural менты́, genitive plural менто́в, relational adjective ментовско́й)

  1. (slang) cop
    Synonyms: му́сор (músor), лега́вый (legávyj), ляга́вый (ljagávyj), фарао́н (faraón), коп (kop)

Declension

Declension of мент (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative ме́нт
mént 		менты́
mentý
genitive мента́
mentá 		менто́в
mentóv
dative менту́
mentú 		мента́м
mentám
accusative мента́
mentá 		менто́в
mentóv
instrumental менто́м
mentóm 		мента́ми
mentámi
prepositional менте́
menté 		мента́х
mentáx

Descendants

  • → Armenian: մենթ (mentʻ)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of моме́нт (momént).

Noun

мент • (ment) m inan (genitive ме́нту, nominative plural ме́нти, genitive plural ме́нтів)

  1. (time) moment, instant
Declension
Declension of мент
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative мент
ment 		ме́нти
ménty
genitive ме́нту
méntu 		ме́нтів
méntiv
dative ме́нтові, ме́нту
méntovi, méntu 		ме́нтам
méntam
accusative мент
ment 		ме́нти
ménty
instrumental ме́нтом
méntom 		ме́нтами
méntamy
locative ме́нті
ménti 		ме́нтах
méntax
vocative ме́нте
ménte 		ме́нти
ménty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian мент (ment).

Noun

мент • (ment) m pers (genitive мента́, nominative plural менти́, genitive plural менті́в)

  1. (slang) cop
Declension
Declension of мент
(pers hard masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative мент
ment 		менти́
mentý
genitive мента́
mentá 		менті́в
mentív
dative менто́ві, менту́
mentóvi, mentú 		мента́м
mentám
accusative мента́
mentá 		менті́в
mentív
instrumental менто́м
mentóm 		мента́ми
mentámy
locative менто́ві, менті́
mentóvi, mentí 		мента́х
mentáx
vocative ме́нте
ménte 		менти́
mentý

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “мент”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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