­MENT


Meaning of ­MENT in English

suffix 1 forming nouns expressing the means or result of the action of a verb (abridgement; embankment). 2 forming nouns from adjectives (merriment; oddment).

[ from or after F f. L -mentum ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.