"-mendu" meaning in Basque

See -mendu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentumbor. Basque -mendu Borrowed from Latin -mentum (“instrument, result of”). Etymology templates: {{ety|eu|:bor<ref:<span class="cited-source">de Rijk, Rudolf P. G. (<span class="None" lang="und">2008), <cite>Standard Basque: A Progressive Grammar</cite> (in Basque), MIT Press, page 589</span></span>>|la:-mentum<id:instrumental suffix><t:instrument, result of>|id=noun suffix|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentumbor. Basque -mendu [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "instrumental suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥tom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-mentom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-mentum", "gloss" : "instrument, result of", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Basque", "term" : "-mendu", "lang" : "eu" }" data-id="noun suffix" data-lang="eu" data-title="-mendu" id="Basque:_noun_suffix"> Borrowed from Latin -mentum (“instrument, result of”)., {{ety|eu|[':bor<ref:', <TEMPLATE(['R:eu:de Rijk:2008'], ['page=589']){} >, '>']|la:-mentum<id:instrumental suffix><t:instrument, result of>|id=noun suffix|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentumbor. Basque -mendu Borrowed from Latin -mentum (“instrument, result of”). Head templates: {{head|eu|suffix}} -mendu
  1. (chiefly Northern) sense, capacity Tags: Northern, morpheme
    Sense id: en--mendu-eu-suffix-Va6KFtGr Categories (other): Northern Basque
  2. (chiefly Northern) Forming nouns expressing an action Tags: Northern, morpheme
    Sense id: en--mendu-eu-suffix-zr6NUnn2 Categories (other): Northern Basque, Basque entries with etymology texts, Basque entries with etymology trees, Basque entries with etymon, Basque entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Basque entries with etymology texts: 0 100 Disambiguation of Basque entries with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of Basque entries with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of Basque entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 100
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