-amentum
Latin
Etymology
Rebracketing of -mentum and a preceding stem-final -ā-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aːˈmɛn.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmɛn̪.t̪um]
Suffix
-āmentum n (genitive -āmentī); second declension
- instrument, medium, or result of
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -āmentum | -āmenta |
| genitive | -āmentī | -āmentōrum |
| dative | -āmentō | -āmentīs |
| accusative | -āmentum | -āmenta |
| ablative | -āmentō | -āmentīs |
| vocative | -āmentum | -āmenta |
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -amentum
References
- The Semantics of -mentum, -bulum, and -culum, by Edmund D. Cressman. January 1, 1915.