"-amentum" meaning in Latin

See -amentum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /aːˈmen.tum/ [Classical-Latin], [äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /aˈmen.tum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äˈmɛn̪t̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -āmentum [canonical, neuter], -āmentī [genitive]
Etymology: From rebracketing of -mentum and a preceding stem-final -ā-.
  1. derivational suffix attached to noun and adjective bases to form new nouns with a variety of meanings Tags: declension-2, morpheme
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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