Italian

Suffix

-mento

1. Forms nouns that represent the action of a related verb

Usage notes

• Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate
• Note that nouns formed from -ere verbs end in -imento.

Derived terms

Latin

Suffix

-mentō

1. dative singular of -mentum
2. ablative singular of -mentum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin -mentum, -amentum.

Suffix

-mento m

1. -tion (process, action or result)

Synonyms

• -agem, -ção

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -amento
• -imento

Etymology

From Late Latin -mentum, -amentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ment̪o/

Suffix

-mento

1. forming concrete nouns from verbs, with the sense of ‘result, product (of process)’

Derived terms

See also

• -miento