ment

See also: -ment

English

Verb

ment

  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of meng
  2. Obsolete spelling of meant

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin mentem, accusative singular of mēns (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈment/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈmen/
  • Rhymes: -ent

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

  1. the mind
  2. the spirit

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of mentir
  2. second-person singular imperative form of mentir

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

ment

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of mennen
  2. (archaic) plural imperative of mennen

Estonian

Etymology

From Russian мент (ment).

Noun

ment (genitive mendi, partitive menti)

  1. (slang) cop (police officer)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms
  • politseinik
  • võmm

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃/

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mentir

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin mentem, accusative singular of mēns (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

  1. mind
  2. intelligence
  • mentâl

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛnt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ment

Etymology 1

From the obsolete verb menik (“to flee”) +‎ -t (causative suffix) [1]

Verb

ment

  1. to rescue
  2. to save

Conjugation
conjugation of ment
Infinitive menteni
Past participle mentett
Present participle mentő
Future participle mentendő
Adverbial participle mentve
Potential menthet
1st person sg 2nd person sg informal 3rd person sg,
2nd person sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl informal 3rd person pl,
2nd person pl formal
Indicative mood Present Indefinite mentek mentesz ment mentünk mentetek mentenek
Definite mentem
én téged/titeket
mentelek		 mented menti mentjük mentitek mentik
Past Indefinite mentettem mentettél mentett mentettünk mentettetek mentettek
Definite mentettem
én téged/titeket
mentettelek		 mentetted mentette mentettük mentettétek mentették
Conditional mood Present Indefinite mentenék mentenél mentene mentenénk mentenétek mentenének
Definite menteném
én téged/titeket
mentenélek		 mentenéd mentené mentenénk mentenétek mentenék
Subjunctive mood Present Indefinite mentsek ments
or
mentsél		 mentsen mentsünk mentsetek mentsenek
Definite mentsem
én téged/titeket
mentselek		 mentsd
or
mentsed		 mentse mentsük mentsétek mentsék
Conjugated infinitive mentenem mentened mentenie mentenünk mentenetek menteniük
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

From the verb megy +‎ -t.

Verb

ment

  1. third-person singular past of megy
    Hova ment? - Where did he/she go?
  2. past participle of megy

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ment

  1. past participle of mene
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