-MENT


Meaning of -MENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun suffix ]

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -mentum; akin to Latin -men, suffix denoting concrete result, Greek -mat-, -ma

1.

a. : concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action

embank ment

entangle ment

b. : concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action

entertain ment

2.

a. : action : process

encircle ment

develop ment

b. : place of a (specified) action

encamp ment

3. : state or condition resulting from a (specified) action

amaze ment

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.