-men

See also: Appendix:Variations of "men"

English

Etymology

From men, plural of man.

Suffix

-men

  1. plural of -man
    horsemen, sportsmen; lawmen, newsmen; freemen, icemen, supermen; Scotsmen, Chinamen

Latin

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-men n (genitive -minis); third declension

  1. 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
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Occitan

Suffix

-men

  1. Alternative form of -ment

Old Occitan
Examples

lonc (“long”)
feminine lonja
adverb lonjamen (“for a long time”).

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin -mente.

Suffix

-men

  1. Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent to the English -wise, -ly.


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