"-mentum" meaning in Latin

See -mentum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈmen.tum/ [Classical], [ˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical], /ˈmen.tum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈmɛn̪t̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from the Latin suffix -menta in collective nouns like armenta (“herd, flock”). Latin -menta is from Latin -mentum (singular), from Proto-Italic *-məntom, from the plural Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂ (*-mn̥ + *-teh₂, plural of *-mn̥-to-). Etymology templates: {{m|la|-menta}} -menta, {{m|la|armenta||herd, flock}} armenta (“herd, flock”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*-mn̥teh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂, {{m|ine-pro|*-mn̥}} *-mn̥, {{m|ine-pro|*-teh₂}} *-teh₂ Head templates: {{head|la|suffix|plural|-menta|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -mentum (plural -menta) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-mentum<2>}} Forms: -menta [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], -mentum [nominative, singular], -menta [nominative, plural], -mentī [genitive, singular], -mentōrum [genitive, plural], -mentō [dative, singular], -mentīs [dative, plural], -mentum [accusative, singular], -menta [accusative, plural], -mentō [ablative, singular], -mentīs [ablative, plural], -mentum [singular, vocative], -menta [plural, vocative]
  1. instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--mentum-la-suffix-iDrV1Kp6 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for -mentum meaning in Latin (6.2kB)

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      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
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      "text": "Padanian:"
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      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
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      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
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      "text": "→ Basque: -mendu"
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      "text": "→ English: -ment"
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        {
          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: -ment",
          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum"
      ],
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          "medium"
        ],
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          "e.g.",
          "e.g."
        ],
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          "monumentum",
          "monumentum#Latin"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmen.tum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛn̪t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mentum"
}
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balkan Romance:"
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      "text": "Romanian: -mânt"
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
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    {
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      "templates": [
        {
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            "2": "-mento"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: -mento",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Italian: -mento"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Padanian:"
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        {
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      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
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      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: -ment",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ German: -ment"
    },
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "-mentum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-menta",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "-mentum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-menta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mentō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mentīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mentum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-menta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-menta",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-mentum (plural -menta)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-mentum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin noun-forming suffixes",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "medium",
          "medium"
        ],
        [
          "e.g.",
          "e.g."
        ],
        [
          "monumentum",
          "monumentum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmen.tum/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmen.tum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛn̪t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mentum"
}

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