-mento
Interlingua
Etymology
From Late Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta.
Derived terms
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Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmen.to/, [ˈmen̪t̪o]
- Hyphenation: -mén‧to
Suffix
-mento m
- 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
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese -mento, from Late Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta.
Derived terms
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Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin -mentum, -amentum, from Latin -menta. Doublet of -miento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmento/, [ˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Derived terms
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See also
Further reading
- “-mento” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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