-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.

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