"-miento" meaning in Italian

See -miento in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈmjen.to/
Rhymes: -ento Etymology: Inherited from Latin -mentum, with umlaut of the short vowel triggered by final -u before it turned to -o. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|-mentum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -mentum, {{inh+|it|la|-mentum}} Inherited from Latin -mentum Head templates: {{head|it|suffix}} -miento
  1. (Romanesco, archaic, southern Italy) alternative form of -mento (“-ment”) Tags: Italy, Southern, alt-of, alternative, archaic, morpheme Alternative form of: -mento (extra: -ment)
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