-amentum
Latin
Etymology
From rebracketing of -mentum and a preceding stem-final -ā-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aːˈmen.tum/, [aːˈmɛn̪.t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmen.tum/, [aˈmɛn̪.t̪um]
Suffix
-āmentum n (genitive -āmentī); second declension
- derivational suffix attached to noun and adjective bases to form new nouns with a variety of meanings
See also
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-amentum' title='Category:Latin words suffixed with -amentum'>Latin words suffixed with -amentum</a>
References
- The Semantics of -mentum, -bulum, and -culum, by Edmund D. Cressman. January 1, 1915.