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-men
-men
See also: Appendix:Variations of "men"
English
Suffix
-men
- Persons who are experts in an area; e.g. horsemen, sportsmen.
- Persons who are employed or hold a position in an area; e.g lawmen, newsmen.
- Persons who have special characteristics relating to an area, e.g. freemen, icemen, supermen.
- In certain cases, persons who derives from a particular nationality; e.g. Scotsmen, Chinamen.
Derived terms
See also
Latin
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /men/, [mẽ]
Suffix
-men n (genitive -minis); third declension
- forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Declension
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -men | -mina |
| genitive | -minis | -minum |
| dative | -minī | -minibus |
| accusative | -men | -mina |
| ablative | -mine | -minibus |
| vocative | -men | -mina |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-men'>Latin words suffixed with -men</a>