-amentum

Latin

Etymology

From rebracketing of -mentum and a preceding stem-final -ā-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aːˈmen.tum/, [äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmen.tum/, [äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Suffix

-āmentum n (genitive -āmentī); second declension

1. derivational suffix attached to noun and adjective bases to form new nouns with a variety of meanings

See also

Latin terms suffixed with -amentum

References

• The Semantics of -mentum, -bulum, and -culum, by Edmund D. Cressman. January 1, 1915.