"-mento" meaning in Spanish

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈmento/, [ˈmẽn̪.t̪o] Forms: -mentos [plural]
Rhymes: -ento Etymology: From Late Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta. Doublet of -miento. Etymology templates: {{der|es|LL.|-mentum}} Late Latin -mentum, {{m|la|-amentum}} -amentum, {{der|es|la|-menta}} Latin -menta, {{doublet|es|-miento}} Doublet of -miento Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} -mento m (noun-forming suffix, plural -mentos)
  1. -ment (the action or result of what is denoted by the verb) Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -amento, -imento Related terms: -miento
    Sense id: en--mento-es-suffix-0ZbGbbOn Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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Alternative forms

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