-mânt

See also: mant and -mant

Romanian

Alternative forms

-ământ
-mînt — old orthography

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɨnt/

Suffix

-mânt n (plural -minte)

Forms nouns that indicate the action or result of a verb; -ment
‎jura (“to vow”) + ‎-mânt → ‎jurământ (“vow”)

‎lega (“to bind”) + ‎-mânt → ‎legământ (“pledge, promise; vow”)

‎crede (“to trust”) + ‎-mânt → ‎crezământ (“trust”)

‎așeza (“to settle”) + ‎-mânt → ‎așezământ (“settlement”)

‎încălța (“to put on shoes”) + ‎-minte → ‎încălțăminte (“footwear”)

Usage notes

Recent borrowings. such as abonament (“subscription”), from French abonnement, usually keep the original form.

Declension

Declension of **-mânt**
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
	singular			plural
nominative-accusative	-mânt	-mântul		-minte	-mintele
genitive-dative	-mânt	-mântului		-minte	-mintelor
vocative	-mântule			-mintelor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -mânt