"-ment" meaning in Scots

See -ment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /mənt/
Etymology: From Middle English -ment. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|-ment}} Middle English -ment Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix}} -ment
  1. Forms nouns from verbs, usually indicating a resulting action or state. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ment-sco-suffix-Ae3pd44N Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -ment meaning in Scots (0.7kB)

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