"-ment" meaning in French

See -ment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /mɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt--ment.wav
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Latin mente Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment Inherited from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin mente. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-ment<id:adverbial>|id=adverbial|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Latin mente Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ment|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=adverbial|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ment, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ment|id=adverbial}} Inherited from Middle French -ment, {{inh|fr|fro|-ment|id=adverbial}} Old French -ment, {{inh|fr|la|mens|mente}} Latin mente Head templates: {{fr-adv}} -ment (adverb-forming suffix)
  1. Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ment-fr-suffix-WvEzr1jr Categories (other): French entries with etymology trees, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 10 35 10 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /mɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt--ment.wav Forms: -ments [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-ment<id:nominal>|id=nominal}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ment|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=nominal|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ment, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ment|id=nominal}} Inherited from Middle French -ment, {{inh|fr|fro|-ment|id=nominal}} Old French -ment, {{inh|fr|la|-mentum}} Latin -mentum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} -ment m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ments)
  1. forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ment-fr-suffix-UMVeYnTi Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 2 9 2 9 2 9 2 9 2 9 8 9 2 9 2 9 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 9 10 1 9 1 9 1 9 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -ment meaning in French (5.8kB)

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