"-amment" meaning in French

See -amment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /a.mɑ̃/
Etymology: In Old French, adjectives ending in -ant often had identical masculine and feminine forms, so that the adverbial form ended in -antment, which resulted the loss of the t between the n and m, leading to -anment and then -amment. Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -amment, {{fr-suffix}} -amment
  1. variant of -ment appended to adjectives ending in -ant Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ment appended to adjectives ending in -ant
    Sense id: en--amment-fr-suffix-hlkqjbgH Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
     
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